Entering Word Problems

Problems must be entered using the following rules.

· Type the word problem into the Problem Input text window. As an alternative, a problem may be copied and pasted from another source.

· The problem can be up to 255 characters

· The problem must use good English including correct punctuation and spelling.

· Entering numbers

· Numbers up to 16 may be entered as a number or as a word.

· Any number may be entered in the number format. It is recommended that this form be used.

· Numbers may not include hyphens.

· Entering expressions

· Expressions must be entered as a string without blanks. Linear expressions are valid. Non-linear expressions will result in processing errors.

· Entering Abbreviations

· Abbreviations are not recommended. However, if a word is abbreviated, the abbreviation must be used throughout the problem statement.

· Units

· Problems containing units must contain consistent units. For example, in solving for the area of a rectangle, the length and width must be in the same units such as inches, feet , etc. The user must make the proper conversion or the numerical results will be incorrect. The capability to handle problems with mixed units will be added in Version 2.

· Word hyphenation

· No words may contain a hyphen. If a word normally contains a hyphen, enter the word without the hyphen. This may cause a spelling error to be detected. The spelling error due to the missing hyphen must be ignored.