Key Words Used in Math Word Problems
Addition
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Subtraction
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add
all together or altogether and both combined how many in all how much in all increased by plus sum together total |
change
decreased by difference fewer or fewer than how many are left (or have left) how many did not have how many (or much) more how much longer (shorter, taller, heavier, etc.) less or less than lost minus need to reduce remain subtract take away |
Multipltication
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Division
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by (dimension)
double each group every factor of increased by multiplied by of product times triple |
as much
cut up each group has equal sharing half (or other fractions ) how many in each parts quotient of separated shared |