Key Words in Word Problems

Which vocab word means addition?

• Difference

• Sum

• Product

• Quotient

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What word describes "how many in total"?

• Add (+)

• Subtract (-)

• Multiply (x)

• Divide (÷)

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.C.4

Which operation would you use to find the difference between two numbers?

• Add (+)

• Subtract (-)

• Multiply (x)

• Divide (÷)

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Of  (ex: Find 1/2 of 24)

• Add (+)
• Subtract (-) 
• Multiply (x) 
• Divide (÷)

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Getting bigger, growing

• Increase
• Decrease
• Equal
• Less

Tags

CCSS.5.OA.B.3

Split into equal groups?

• Add (+)

• Subtract (-)

• Multiply (x)

• Divide (÷)

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.2

There are 5 pumpkins and 3 pumpkins were carved. How many pumpkins ARE LEFT to carve? 
ARE LEFT refers to what operation?

• Addition
• Multiplication
• Subtraction
• Division

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

If Tom buys 8 shirt packages with 6 t-shirts in each, how many white t-shirts will he have? What operation do we use?

• Subtraction

• Addition

• Multiplication

• Division

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Darren has 21 pencils and seven bags. If he shares the pencils equally in the bags, how many pencils will be in each bag? What operation does share equally mean?

• Subtraction

• Addition

• Multiplication

• Division

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.2

Abigail used 36.92 inches of lace per dress and she had 12 dresses. How much lace did she use? What operation matches the key term "per"?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.3