Key Words
Word Problem
How Many?
What's the number?
2 and 3 Digit Subtraction
100

Is "take away" a key word for addition or subtraction?


subtraction

100

Dylan has 57 apples. Neil has 32 apples. How many more apples does Dylan have than Neil?

subtraction (57-32) or 

adding up (32 + ? = 57)

25

100

7 tens

8 ones

78

100

10 tens

100

100

45 - 34

11

200

Is "all together" a key word for addition or subtraction?



Addition

200

Ms. Hunter writes 43 worksheets. Mrs. Higgins writes 87 worksheets. How many worksheets do they write in all?

130

200

How many tens and ones:

57

5 tens

7 ones

200

10 less than 407

397

200

63 - 28

35

300

Is difference a key word for addition or subtraction?


subtraction

300

A bakery made 45 apple pies and 38 pumpkin pies. How many pies did they make in all?

83

300

How many hundreds, tens and ones in 289?

2 hundreds

8 tens

9 ones

300

20 more than 87

107

300

94 - 19 =


75

400

The key word: Product

is for what math operation?

Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division

Multiplication

400

Jaylin has 197 pumpkins. Angel has 57 more pumpkins than Jaylin. How many apples does Angel have?

254

400

Solve:

700+60+5

765

400

8 tens and 10 ones

90

400

674 - 18

656

500

Is sum a key word for addition or subtraction?

addition

500

John has $199. William has $97. How much more money does John have than William?


subtraction (199-97 = ) or adding up (97 + ? = 199)

$102 more

500

4 hundreds, 5 tens, and 6 ones - 6 ones



4 hundreds and 5 tens or 450

500

The number has a 9 in the hundreds place, a 5 in the ones place, a 9 in the thousands place, and a 5 in the tens place.

9,955

500

243 - 120


123


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