Keyword cues that signal which operation to use in elementary word problems, each with a short example problem.
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- Which operation does 'altogether' signal? Example: Tom has 5 stickers and Maria has 3. How many altogether?
- Addition
- Which operation does 'combined' signal? Example: The red box has 12 items and the blue box has 8. How many combined?
- Addition
- Which operation does 'total' signal? Example: Juan ate 4 cookies and 6 crackers. What is the total?
- Addition
- Which operation does 'in all' signal? Example: There are 7 red marbles and 9 blue marbles. How many in all?
- Addition
- Which operation does 'sum' signal? Example: What is the sum of 15 and 20?
- Addition
- Which operation does 'more' or 'plus' signal? Example: Sarah has 8 pencils and gets 5 more. How many now?
- Addition
- Which operation does 'increased by' signal? Example: The price was 20 dollars and increased by 5 dollars. What is the new price?
- Addition
- Which operation does 'join' or 'collect' signal? Example: You collect 12 cans and then collect 8 more. How many total?
- Addition
- Which operation does 'left' signal? Example: Emma had 20 erasers and gave away 7. How many are left?
- Subtraction
- Which operation does 'how many fewer' signal? Example: Tom has 12 stickers and Lisa has 8. How many fewer does Lisa have?
- Subtraction
- Which operation does 'less' signal? Example: A shirt costs 30 dollars. With a discount, it is 7 dollars less. What is the new price?
- Subtraction
- Which operation does 'difference' signal? Example: Carlos scored 18 points and Alex scored 12. What is the difference?
- Subtraction
- Which operation does 'take away' or 'remove' signal? Example: You have 25 cookies and take away 9. How many remain?
- Subtraction
- Which operation does 'how many more' signal? Example: Sam has 5 toy cars and Dev has 8. How many more does Dev have?
- Subtraction
- Which operation does 'minus' signal? Example: If you start with 50 and subtract 15, what is the answer?
- Subtraction