Identifying Operations in Word Problems

Front

What operation would you use to find the missing part of a right angle if one part is 43 degrees?

Back

Subtraction

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What operation would you use to determine how much change you get back after a purchase?

Back

Subtraction

Front

If you buy 5 bags of candy with 25 pieces in each bag, what operations do you use to find out how much is in each gift bag after splitting them into 3?

Back

Multiplication then Division

Front

What operation would you use to find out how much total money you have if you combine amounts from different sources?

Back

Addition

Front

If there are 455 bottles of water and each student gets 5 bottles, what operation do you use to find out how many students received bottles?

Back

Division

Front

What is the definition of addition?

Back

Addition is the operation of combining two or more numbers to get a total.

Front

What is the definition of subtraction?

Back

Subtraction is the operation of taking one number away from another.

Front

What is the definition of multiplication?

Back

Multiplication is the operation of repeated addition of the same number.

Front

What is the definition of division?

Back

Division is the operation of splitting a number into equal parts.

Front

If you have 10 apples and you give away 3, how many do you have left?

Back

7 apples (Subtraction: 10 - 3 = 7)