Math Problem Solving Key Words

Priya, Aiden, and Oliver are collecting coins for a charity event. They want to find the total number of coins they have collected. What operation should they use when they see the word "total"?

• Add or Multiply

• Multiply or Subtract

• Subtract or Divide

• Divide or Multiply

Avery, Samuel, and Scarlett are working on a math project together. They need to find the perimeter of a rectangle. Which operation should they use when calculating the perimeter?

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Add

• Divide

Oliver, Rohan, and James are planning to buy the same model of a toy car. The word "each" in this context indicates which operation should be used to find the total cost of the toy cars?

• Divide

• Multiply

• Subtract

• Add

Daniel has several "groups of" apples. Each group contains the same number of apples. If he wants to find out the total number of apples he has, what operation should he use?

• Divide

• Subtract

• Add

• Multiply

Anika, Zoe, and Benjamin found a treasure chest containing a certain number of gold coins. They decided to "share equally" the gold coins. What operation should they use to distribute the coins fairly?

• Mulitiply

• Add

• Divide

• Subtract

Elijah, Olivia, and Abigail were playing with a set of marbles. They decided to "separate" the marbles equally among themselves. What operation should they use?

• Subtract

• Divide

• Add

• Multiply

Abigail has a certain number of candies. She wants to give some candies to Charlotte and Oliver. What operation should she use when she wants to find out how many candies she has left after giving away some?

• Subtract

• Add

• Divide

• Multiply

Lily has 15 apples and Emma has 9 apples. How many more apples does Lily have than Emma?

• Add

• Multiply

• Subtract

• Divide

Ethan has a chocolate bar and wants to share it with his friends Ava and Noah. He wants to divide the chocolate bar into equal pieces for each of them. What operation should he use to find out how many pieces each person will get?

• Subtract

• Divide

• Multiply

• Add

Oliver, Samuel, and Benjamin are working on a math project about shapes. They need to calculate the 'area' of a rectangle. Which operation should they use when they see the word 'area'?

• Add

• Divide

• Subtract

• Multiply