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Operation Clue Words
| Clue Word | Operation |
|---|---|
| Situations where things are being put together... | add |
| sum | add |
| total | add |
| more | add (sometimes subtract, depends on the wording) |
| both | add |
| and | add (but sometimes it's just grammar) |
| altogether | add |
| increase | add |
| in all | add |
| combined | add |
| buy | add or subtract (depends on the wording) |
| sell | add or subtract (depends on the wording) |
| Situations where things are being taken away... | subtract |
| -er words How much _______-er? (shorter, taller, faster, etc...) | subtract |
| fewer | subtract |
| left or leftover | subtract |
| less than | subtract (sometimes add, depends on the wording) |
| take away | subtract |
| minus | subtract |
| difference | subtract |
| remains/ remaining / remainder | subtract |
| decreased | subtract |
| Situations where something is repeated... | multiply |
| double | multiply (by 2) |
| triple | multiply (by 3) |
| times | multiply |
| twice | multiply (by 2) |
| each | multiply or divide |
| factor | multiply |
| by | multiply (but sometimes it's just grammar) |
| of | multiply (but sometimes it's just grammar) |
| even / evenly | multiply or divide |
| per | multiply or divide |
| product | mulitply |
| Situations where something is being split up... | divide |
| half, thirds, fourths (all fraction words) | divide |
| share or shared | divide |
| equally | multiply or divide (depends on the wording) |
| groups | multiply or divide (depends if you have groups or are making groups) |
| separated | divide |
| parts | divide |
| split | divide |
| packs | multiply or divide (depends if you have pack or are making packs) |
| quotient | divide |
| deposit | add |
| withdraw | subtract |
| save | add |
| spend | subtract |
| used | subtract |