# [OS X TeX] formula with words

Bridget Kane kaneb at tcd.ie
Thu Aug 30 08:59:57 EDT 2007

HelloI'm a novice and hoping someone will  be able to help me.I want to write a formula that has words rather than numbers.  In words:The MPS is equal to the sum of Skill V + Task ID + Task Sig, divided  by three and the product (of that) is mulitiplied by Autonomy and  then multiplied by feedback  What I've done so far is this:$MPS = \lbrace \frac{\lgroup{Skill Variety + Task Identity + Task Significance}\rgroup}{3}\rbrace \times Autonomy \times Feedback$And while it works (ie compiles), it doesn't look great.I've tried  $and$ and\begin{math}\end{math}all without success (they won't compile without erroring)Many thanks in anticipationBridget------------------------- Helpful Info -------------------------Mac-TeX Website: http://www.esm.psu.edu/mac-tex/
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