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Word Problem Clues
These words signal which operation to use to solve a word problem.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |