Operation Names
Other Names for the 4 Operations Seen in Word Problems
Data Categories
Order of Operations using PEMDAS
GCF, LCM, or Absolute Value
100

What is the operation name for finding the value of two numbers added together?

Addition

100

What are some other verbs to know how you are adding in a word problem?

Add, combine, increase, find the sum, or find the addend.

100

What is the middle of a data set?

Median

100

What does the P in PEMDAS mean when I am following the rules for the order of operation?

Parenthesis ()

100

What is the greatest common factor?

The largest whole number that divides evenly into a set of numbers without leaving a remainder.

200

What is the operation name for finding the value of a bigger number minus a smaller number?

Subtraction

200

What are some other verbs to know how you are subtracting in a word problem?

subtract, take away, decrease, or finding the difference.

200

What is the average or the amount of numbers in a data set added together and then divided by the total number in the data set?

mean

200

What does the E in PEMDAS mean when I am following the rules for the order of operation?

Exponents 32

200

What is the least common multiple?

The smallest multiple that two or more numbers have in common.

300

What is the operation name for finding the value of multiple numbers times together to get a larger number?

Multiplication

300

What are some other verbs to know how you are multiplying in a word problem?

multiply, times, repeat addition, find the factor, or find the product of...

300

What is the number that appears the most in a data set?

Mode

300

What does the M in PEMDAS mean when I am following the rules for the order of operation?

Multiplication x 

300

What is the absolute value of a number?

It is the distance of a number from zero on a number line.

400

What is the operation name for finding the value of a larger number divided by a smaller number to get two evenly split groups?

Division

400

What are some other verbs to know how you are dividing in a word problem?

divide, evenly split, split, share, dividend, divisor, or finding the quotient.

400

How do you find the range of a data set?

You subtract the largest number from the smallest number.

400

What does the D in PEMDAS mean when I am following the rules for the order of operation?

Division 

400

Find the greatest common factor between 108 and 144.

36

500

A number that represents a part of a whole or a small piece of a larger amount.

Fraction

500

What are key words to know how you are finding a fraction in a word problem?

numerator, denominator, find a reciprocal of a fraction (opposite or flipped version), cross multiply, using KCF, fraction greater than one, mixed number, improper fraction, simplify, or divide.

500

A statistical measure that describes the spread or variability of the middle 50% of a dataset.

Interquartile Range (IQR)

500

What does the A/S in PEMDAS mean when I am following the rules for the order of operation?

Addition and Subtraction

500

Find the least common multiple between 14 and 20.

140

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