Virtual Nerd: How Do You Solve a Word Problem Using Ratios?

Word problems are easy to solve if you watch the following tutorial. This video walks you through turning word problems into a mathematical equation using fractions.

The teacher demonstrates how to set up a word problem into a ratio of fractions. There are many ways to solve this equivalent ratios problem and the instructor chooses to find a multiplier to find the missing value.

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