Hi sgraves,

You likely have some specific prompts that you need help with, so you should post them here. In the broader sense, any resource that offers a full explanation with its DS questions (in text format or video explanation) should offer you some insight into how to properly translate questions.

1) How long have you been studying?
2) What resources have you used so far?

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

sgraves wrote:I'm having trouble translating what the problem is presenting to an equation for the problem. Are there any resources available that help translate word DS problems?

When it comes to taking a word problem and translating it into an equation, I sometimes suggest that you write a WORD EQUATION" as an intermediary step.

Here's an article I wrote about this strategy: https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2014/09/ ... -equations

Here's a free video on the same topic - https://www.gmatprepnow.com/module/gmat- ... /video/903

Finally, here are a few questions where I've used a word equation:

https://www.beatthegmat.com/insurance-t278612.html
https://www.beatthegmat.com/equation-t107935.html
https://www.beatthegmat.com/speed-distan ... 80473.html
https://www.beatthegmat.com/stuck-with-m ... 63906.html
https://www.beatthegmat.com/rate-distanc ... 21963.html
https://www.beatthegmat.com/distance-wor ... 81078.html

Cheers,
Brent

Hi sgraves,

As you continue to study, you should take full advantage of the Forums here. You can post any questions that you have to the proper Forums and receive advice from Experts and other site users. You can also feel free to contact me directly with any questions that you have.

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich