diff --git a/Doc/Sd1/statements.xml b/Doc/Sd1/statements.xml
index fdb9bb0242797255d156d117f57143d0bfb06169..e0c944b0ae65c2fbfbaa2c8918b8e408a47ea70e 100644
--- a/Doc/Sd1/statements.xml
+++ b/Doc/Sd1/statements.xml
@@ -3622,7 +3622,7 @@ for (int i = 1; i < 50; i++) {
                   </m:math>
                 </informalequation>
 
-                <para>We thus calculate numerator and denominator in two separate loops:</para>
+                <para>We calculate numerator and denominator in two separate loops:</para>
 
                 <programlisting language="java">public class Lottery {