Key Words Clues for Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division in Word Problems

Mike purchased 4.5 pounds of grass seed. The grass seed cost $1.22 per pound. How much did Mike spend on grass seed?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Abigail used 136.92 inches of lace equally on 12 dresses. How much lace did she use on each dress?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Josh had $15.00 to spend at the movie theater. He spent $8.50 on amovie ticket, $3.50 on a box of popcorn, and $1.75 on a soda. How muchmoney did Josh have left?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Chris ran a race in 13.2 minutes. George ran a race in 13.54 minutes. What is the sum of their running times, rounded to the nearest tenth?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

• A

• B

• C

• D

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Valerie earns $6.35 per hour. She works 15 hours each week. How much does Valerie earn per week?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

A chocolate chip cookie recipe uses 1.75 cups of sugar. An oatmealcookie recipe uses 1.5 cups of sugar. How much more sugar does thechocolate chip cookie recipe use than the sugar cookie recipe?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

An iron worker will cut 2.4 meters of iron rod into 4 smaller rods. The smaller rods will all be the same length. The iron worker makes a model to determine the length of each of the rods.
What should the length of each of the 4 smaller rods be?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Samuel ran 56.8 miles in one month. If he ran the same amount each month, how much could he run in 3.5 months?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

The word "sum" is an answer to a _______________ problem.

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division