From story to equation
The hard part of a word problem is turning sentences into math. The solver lists what is known, defines the variables, writes the equations and answers in a sentence.
This math word problem solver reads a typed story problem of up to 300 words and returns what is known and asked, the variables with units, the equations, numbered steps, a check against the story and a one-sentence answer. It handles rates, percentages, mixtures, ages, work and money problems. Each problem uses 1 credit ($0.08 to $0.10); the account is free and solving uses purchased credits.
It starts by listing the numbers the story gives and what it asks, which is where most wrong answers begin.
Each unknown gets a letter and a unit, for example t = hours after 10:00 a.m., so the equations stay readable.
Each sentence that carries a condition becomes an equation or an inequality, written out before any solving.
The answer is tested against every condition and for common sense: no negative ages and no 30-hour days.
Include every sentence and number, even the ones that look unimportant.
Pick Answer + steps, or Detailed teaching to see why each equation is set up the way it is.
Check the variables and equations against the story before you look at the arithmetic.
Most textbook word problems follow one of a few patterns:
Worked by hand for this page in the solver's layout:
Most mistakes happen before any arithmetic: a unit mixed up (minutes and hours), a head start forgotten, or a percentage applied to the wrong amount. That is why the solver writes the knowns and the variables first and checks the answer against every condition in the story. Read those lines first; if the setup is right, the rest usually is too.
School and everyday problems that lead to equations or calculations: distance and speed, percentages and discounts, interest, mixtures, ages, work rates, money, probability and measurement. Physics or chemistry calculations work too when all the data is in the text.
Yes. The solution lists the knowns, defines each variable with its unit and writes the equations before solving. Detailed teaching also explains why each equation matches the sentence it came from.
The solver is told to say when a problem can be read more than one way, choose the most likely reading and state it in a Note line. If the other reading gives a different answer quickly, it mentions that too.
The same as any problem: 1 credit, $0.08 to $0.10 depending on your pack or plan, whatever its length up to 300 words. The account is free; there are no free signup credits.
Paste the story, choose Word problems and check the setup before the arithmetic.
Last updated October 29, 2026
