——Word problems are more severe because the problem does not define which formula to use.-——
boy isn’t that the truth
I enjoyed the 8th grade arithmetic that was mostly word problems
When i struggled with algebra and then learned to like it, I realized the word problem arithmetic was not the way. Equations re the way to go
You may not want to do it, but you can reach mastery of all word problems simply by teaching a standard algebra course to a bunch of unappreciative high school students for about 4 to 5 years in a row. Then you will discover that they cannot give you a word problem that you have not seen before.
Cool?