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Operation Key Words
clues for + -, x, /
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| plus | addition |
| sum | addition |
| total | addition |
| added to | addition |
| in all | addition |
| all together | addition (sometimes multiplication) |
| combined | addition |
| how many all together | addition |
| how many in all | addition |
| how much all together | addition |
| increase | addition..... You can INCREASE the time allowed to play video games if you do your homework cheerfully. |
| increased by | addition-----You INCREASED your time playing video games BY 30 minutes because you did your homework cheerfully. |
| minus | subtraction |
| difference | subtraction-----DIFFERENCE is the answer to a subtraction problem. What is the DIFFERENCE between 31 and 7. |
| change ($$...money) | subtraction ----- CHANGE is the amount of money you get back after you have paid for your items. $20 - $10 = change you got back. |
| taken way | subtraction |
| take away | subtraction |
| have left | subtraction |
| less | subtraction |
| save | subtraction-----I have $92, and I want to SAVE $10 to buy a bike. $92-$10= $82 left to spend |
| dropped | subtraction-----I carried 13 books and DROPPED 3 of them. Those 3 were not on the stack so they were subtracted. 13-3=10 |
| how MANY are left? | subtraction |
| how MANY more | subtraction |
| how MANY remain | subtraction--- REMAIN means how many are still left. If there are 10 people and 3 people loaded the bus and went home, how many people REMAIN? |
| how MANY fewer | subtraction---Fewer means "less" |
| how MUCH less | subtraction |
| how MUCH more | subtraction |
| decrease | subtraction---- Ron had to DECREASE the time allowed to play video games because he did not do his homework cheerfully. |
| decreased by | subtraction----My parents REDUCED the time I could play video games BY 30 minutes because I did not do my homework cheerfully. |
| product | multiplication----ANSWER to a multiplication problem. What is the PRODUCT of 12x2? The PRODUCT of 12x2 is 24. |
| times | multiplication----Jane ran 4 TIMES as fast as Julie. Julie ran 6 miles. How fast did Jane run? |
| of | multiplication |
| twice | multiplication (mult. by 2)------------------ Kollin usually plays video games for 30 minutes. His parents let him play TWICE as long today. How long did he play? 30x2=60 min. |
| double | MULTIPLICATION (mult. by 2)---also ADDITION "double" is the same as "twice". [3x2 or 3+3] [6x2 or 6+6] , [4x2 or 4+4] |
| triple | MULTIPLICATION (mult. by 3) ---------------- Kyle's score was triple as much as Joel's score. Joel had 6 points. 6x3= Kyle's score |
| quotient | division-----answer to a division problem |
| per | division and multiplication------------------- division: miles PER hour...................... multiplication: 3 cupcakes PER child and there are 4 children. How many cupcakes? 3x4=12 |
| half | division (div. by 2) ----Half means a large piece of candy separated into 2 equal parts. fraction: 1/2 piece and 1/2 piece |
| third | division (div. by 3)------Third means one large piece of candy separated into 3 equal parts. fraction = 1/3+ 1/3 +1/3 |
| divided by | division---------------------- 25 DIVIDED BY 5 = 5 |
| divided into | division-----------------Same as "goes into" ....9 is divided into 81=????? |
| evenly | division Cut a candy bar EVENLY...equal pieces for your friends. |
| share | division |
| reduced by | subtraction If you reduce a number it gives you a smaller number...... When 15 is REDUCED BY 6 you get 9. 15-6=9 |
| shrinks | subtraction |
| product of | multiplication 25 is the PRODUCT of 5x5 |
| divisor | division The number that divides a large number into equal parts. (It is the number to the left side of the division box) |
| each | multiplication and division |
| every | multiplication and division |
| same | multiplication and division |
| lower | subtraction The temperature is 3 degrees lower than it was at noon. |
| split | division Cut candy parts |