Word Problem Operations

Front

What operation should you use to solve the following word problem: Mrs. Kearns bought 1.5 pounds of ground beef from Kroger. She paid a total of $6.75 for the ground beef. What was the price per pound?

Back

Division

Front

What should you do when you see the word 'groups of'?

Back

Multiply

Front

What should you do when you see the word 'equal pieces'?

Back

Divide

Front

Which operations should you use when you see the word 'in all'?

Back

Multiply or Add

Front

What should you do when you see the word 'each'?

Back

Multiply

Front

What operation is used to find the total when combining amounts?

Back

Addition

Front

What operation is used to find the difference between two amounts?

Back

Subtraction

Front

What operation should you use when sharing equally?

Back

Division

Front

What operation should you use when you want to find out how many times one number fits into another?

Back

Division

Front

What operation should you use when you want to find the total of several groups of the same size?

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Multiplication