Dralex looked at the whiteboard and then turned her eyes to Paul. "You must add your sum correctly to get the correct answers. The sum is the same as addition, and minus is the same as subtraction. You must always remember this, especially when you are working on word problems—" Dralex's eyes were on the whiteboard now, and the moment he turned at Paul, she said, "check your textbook, turn to page 26 and then look at question 9 once more."
Paul did as he was told, but soon lifted his head, "If the sum is the same as addition, what about a product? I was just thinking—"
"Product and times, are the same, Paul. We will get to that, let's take one step at a time so you don't get confused, is that alright?"
Paul nodded, and then stared at the board thoughtfully for a few minutes.
