Sunday, February 14, 2010

Clue Words for Word Problems

Addition:
plus
sum
total
altogether
in all
added to
combined
increased by
how far

Subtraction:
minus
take away
left over
difference
how much change
how much more/less
decreased by

Multiplication:
times
multiplied by
product
twice, three times
two or more of something

Division:
divided by
per
average
each quotient

*remember this is not a complete list, just the most common ones

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