Key Words & Operations

Key Words & Operations

Todays objective:

Identify key words in word problems so that we can create an equation & solve the question.

Multiple Choice

What operations start with a total?

• $+\ \ \ \times$

• $-\ \ \ \div$

Multiple Choice

What operations look for a total?

• $+\ \ \ \times$

• $\div\ \ \ -$

Multiple Choice

The answer to subtraction is...

• The difference

• The sum

• The product

• The quotient

Multiple Choice

Find the key word:

Ken and his friend spent $24 at the arcade. If each person spent the same amount, how much did each friend spend?

• Each

• Amount

• How much

• Arcade

Multiple Choice

Starting with a total or looking for a total:

Ken and his friend spent $24 at the arcade. If each person spent the same amount, how much did each friend spend?

• Starting with a total

• Looking for a total

Multiple Choice

What operation:

Ken and his friend spent $24 at the arcade. If each person spent the same amount, how much did each friend spend?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

Multiple Choice

Find the key word:

Jane is buying fabric to make a dress. She bought 12 yards of blue fabric, 8 yards of green fabric, and 10 yards of yellow fabric. How much fabric did she buy combined?

• Bought

• Fabric

• Yards

• Combined

Multiple Choice

Starting with a total or looking for a total?

Jane is buying fabric to make a dress. She bought 12 yards of blue fabric, 8 yards of green fabric, and 10 yards of yellow fabric. How much fabric did she buy combined?

• Starting with a total

• Looking for a total

Multiple Choice

What operation:

Jane is buying fabric to make a dress. She bought 12 yards of blue fabric, 8 yards of green fabric, and 10 yards of yellow fabric. How much fabric did she buy combined?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

Multiple Choice

Find the key word:

Tom has collected 12 tickets from Mrs. Luchansky's class. Frank has collected 15 tickets. How many less tickets has Tom collected than Frank?

• How many less

• Collected

• Tickets

• Than

Multiple Choice

Starting with a total or looking for a total:

Tom has collected 12 tickets from Mrs. Luchansky's class. Frank has collected 15 tickets. How many less tickets has Tom collected than Frank?

• Starting with a total

• Looking for a total

Multiple Choice

What operation:

Tom has collected 12 tickets from Mrs. Luchansky's class. Frank has collected 15 tickets. How many less tickets has Tom collected than Frank?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

Multiple Choice

What operation COMPARES amounts?

Such as...

- How many more

- How much less

- How much farther

- How much closer

- How much bigger

- How much smaller

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

Multiple Choice

What operation:

Lola is buying fabric to make a dress. She bought 12 yards of blue fabric, 8 yards of green fabric, and 10 yards of yellow fabric. How much fabric did she buy combined?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

Multiple Choice

Find the key words:

There are 743 students at Kiptopeke and 691 students at Occohannock. How many more students attend Kiptopeke?

• There are

• Students at

• Attend

• How many more