Understanding Word Problems (+/-)

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What is the operation used to find the total of two or more numbers?

Back

Addition (+) is used to find the total of two or more numbers.

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What is the operation used to find the difference between two numbers?

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Subtraction (-) is used to find the difference between two numbers.

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What is the operation used to find the product of two numbers?

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Multiplication (x) is used to find the product of two numbers.

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What is the operation used to divide one number by another?

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Division (÷) is used to divide one number by another.

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If you have 15 apples and you buy 9 more, how many apples do you have in total?

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15 + 9 = 24 apples.

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If you have 20 candies and you give away 5, how many candies do you have left?

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20 - 5 = 15 candies.

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If there are 4 boxes and each box contains 6 toys, how many toys are there in total?

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4 x 6 = 24 toys.

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If you have 30 cookies and you want to share them equally among 5 friends, how many cookies does each friend get?

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30 ÷ 5 = 6 cookies per friend.

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What do you call the result of an addition operation?

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The result of an addition operation is called the Sum.

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What do you call the result of a subtraction operation?

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The result of a subtraction operation is called the Difference.