Math Operations

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Lara and Mae participated in a contest. They scored 23 points in all. If Lara scored 9 points, how many points did Mae score?

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SUBTRACTION

key words: "in all" meant total

"how many" means to subtract

23-9= 14

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John was given a bag of Takis. He gave 12 to his friend and had 11 left over. How many did the bag have total?

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ADDITION

key words: "total" means add

12+11= 23

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Sara has to take a test for science class. She has 60 minutes to complete it. She finishes part 1 in 25 minutes. How many minutes does she have left to complete part 2?

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SUBTRACTION

key words: "complete it" means total (60)

"how many have left" means subtraction (25)

60-25= 35

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Jamie paid her phone bill for April and May. The total she paid was $50. How much did she pay each month?

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DIVISION:

key words: "total" means total (50)

"each" means divide (April and May (2))

50/2= $25 each month

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Kiana went shoe shopping. She picked out a pair of sneakers for $54 and a pair of sandals for $29. How much total did she spend?

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ADDITION

key word: "total"

54+29=73

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Alex is planting a garden in her backyard. Her garden measures 12 feet long and 8 feet wide. What is the area of her garden?

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MULTIPLICATION

key word: "area L x W"

12 x 8 =96

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Mia went to the farmer’s market and bought a bag of apples and a bag of peaches. The apples weighed 3.46 pounds and the peaches weighed 2.31 pounds. How many more pounds of apples than peaches did she buy?

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SUBTRACTION

key words: "how many more"

3.46-2.31= 1.15

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Last Friday Trevon had $29. Over the weekend he received some money for cleaning the attic. He now has $41. How much money did he receive?

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SUBTRACTION

key word: "how much"

41-29=12