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Key Words to Identify Operations in Math Word Problems

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