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Rechenaufgabe

arithmetic exercise, maths problem

noun REH-khen-owf-gah-be Rare

Usage Note

Rechenaufgabe = a maths exercise or problem to be solved: Die Kinder lösten zehn Rechenaufgaben. Broadly applicable from primary school sums to university-level problems.

Examples

"Die Schüler mussten fünf schwierige Rechenaufgaben lösen."

Natural Translation

The pupils had to solve five difficult maths problems.

Literal Translation

The pupils had five difficult arithmetic-exercises to solve.

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