The following are
some key words found in word problems, which may help students determine the
operation (s) needed to solve their word problems.
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Addition
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increased by,
more than, combined, together, total, sum, added to |
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Subtraction
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decreased by,
minus, less, difference between, less than, fewer than |
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Multiplication
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of, times, cubed, multiplied by, product of, twice, doubled,
triple,
increased/decreased by a factor of (this type can involve both addition or subtraction and multiplication!) |
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Division
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per, out of, groups, sections, ratio, unit rate, quotient,
percent (divide by 100) |
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Equals
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is, are, was, were, will be, gives, yields
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