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Word Problem Clues
These words signal which operation to use to solve a word problem.
Question | Answer |
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in total | add |
sum | add |
total | add |
all together | add |
in all | add |
are left | subtract |
fewer | subtract |
how many more | subtract |
change | subtract |
difference | subtract |
give away | subtract |
each | multiply |
factor | multiply |
product | multiply |
share | divide |
equally | divide |
each | divide |
how many less | subtract |
combined | add |
spend or spent | add |
joined | add |
remained | subtract |
how much change | subtract |
less | subtract |
decrease | subtract |
increase | add |
twice | multiply |
times | multiply |
separate | divide |
half | divide |
quotient | divide |