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Translation technique

Translation technique

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Translation technique

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- [Narrator] So, one of the easiest things about math is when it's just plain old math. Like an equation in which you just need solve for X. The problem is that GMAT likes to make quant equations so wordy that it can be tough to see that math hiding in the words. So in this video, we'll talk about translating words into math, so you can more easily find the equation that needs to be solved. So, here's some common word that we can translate from English to math. So the word of means multiply. So we might say three quarters of four, that would be the same thing as three quarters times four. So, that would just be 12 over four, aka three. The word to or per means divide. So, for example if I said the ratio of A to B that's the same thing as A over B. So, to meaning divide. The words is or was that just translates into an equals sign. If I said, five is three quarter of what number? So, just to show you that the is is an equal sign. Then what or how many, this translates into an unknown…

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