Answer:
The idea behind correct deciphering of word problems is correct understanding of the words used in the question. Both literally and mathematically. “More than” implies that something is greater than something in a literal sense. In mathematics, “a” is “more than” “b”, would be written as a>ba>b. Here even the verb, “is” plays an important role in the formation of the mathematical expression. For example, “a is more than b” means a>ba>b and “a more than b” means a+ba+b.
