Word Problems - what operation

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What operation do you use when you combine two or more quantities?

Back

add

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What operation do you use when you find the total number of items in equal groups?

Back

multiply

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What operation do you use when you share a total equally among a number of groups?

Back

divide

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What operation do you use when you take away a quantity from another?

Back

subtract

Front

If Francisco bought 4 boxes of candy and then 2 more, how many boxes does he have in total?

Back

6 boxes (4 + 2 = 6)

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If there are 10 students and each painted 25 pictures, how many pictures did they paint in total?

Back

250 pictures (10 x 25 = 250)

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Mary picked 63 strawberries and gave them equally to 9 friends. How many did each friend get?

Back

7 strawberries (63 ÷ 9 = 7)

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Tim has 6 baskets of apples with 4 apples in each. How many apples does he have in total?

Back

24 apples (6 x 4 = 24)

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Mrs. Jones has 24 desks and wants to arrange them in 6 rows. How many desks will be in each row?

Back

4 desks (24 ÷ 6 = 4)

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What is the first step in solving a word problem?

Back

Read the problem carefully to understand what is being asked.