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Word_Problem_Keyword
Key Words to Identify Operations in Math Word Problems
Keyword | Operation |
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Add | Addition |
Added to | Addition |
Addend | Addition |
Additional | Addition |
And | Addition |
Both | Addition |
All together | Addition |
Altogether | Addition |
Together | Addition |
Combined | Addition |
How much | Addition |
In all | Addition |
Increased by | Addition |
More than | Addition |
Perimeter | Addition |
Raise | Addition |
Sum | Addition |
Total | Addition |
Plus | Addition |
Area | Multiplication |
By (dimension) | Multiplication |
Double | Multiplication |
Each (group) | Multiplication |
Equal groups | Multiplication |
Every | Multiplication |
Factor | Multiplication |
Groups of | Multiplication |
Increased by (a factor of) | Multiplication |
Multiple | Multiplication |
Multiplied by | Multiplication |
Of | Multiplication |
Of times | Multiplication |
Product | Multiplication |
Times | Multiplication |
Triple | Multiplication |
Twice | Multiplication |
Volume | Multiplication |
Are | Equals |
Gives | Equals |
Is | Equals |
Sold for | Equals |
Was | Equals |
Were | Equals |
Will be | Equals |
Yields | Equals |
Change | Subtraction |
Are not | Subtraction |
Decreased by | Subtraction |
Difference | Subtraction |
Difference between | Subtraction |
Difference of | Subtraction |
Dropped | Subtraction |
Exceed | Subtraction |
Fewer | Subtraction |
Fewer than | Subtraction |
How many are left | Subtraction |
How many ___ do you have left | Subtraction |
How many did not have | Subtraction |
How many more | Subtraction |
How much more | Subtraction |
How much ____-er (taller, shorter, etc.) | Subtraction |
Left | Subtraction |
Left over | Subtraction |
Less | Subtraction |
Less than | Subtraction |
Lost | Subtraction |
Minus | Subtraction |
Need to | Subtraction |
Reduce | Subtraction |
Remain | Subtraction |
Remainder | Subtraction |
Subtract | Subtraction |
Subtrahend | Subtraction |
Take away | Subtraction |
____ a _____ (e.g., 2 a day) | Division |
As much | Division |
Cut up | Division |
Distribute | Division |
Divided by | Division |
Dividend | Division |
Divisor | Division |
Each group | Division |
Equal groups | Division |
Equal sharing | Division |
Half (or other fraction) | Division |
Fraction | Division |
How many in each | Division |
Out of | Division |
Parts | Division |
Per | Division |
Percent | Division |
Quotient | Division |
Ratio of | Division |
Same | Division |
Separate | Division |
Separated (into groups) | Division |
Share equally | Division |
Split (between) | Division |