Addition Words
Find the number described: "increased by 7" when starting with 12
19
Write and solve an expression for "left over after 15 is taken away from 60."
60-15=45
"twice 18"
36
Divide 36 by 6.
6
Strategy question: Before solving, what should you do with a multiple-choice word problem?
Solve it Yourself
Work backwards
Which phrase means the same as "the sum of 45 and 28"? a)increased by b) less than c)product of
a) increased by
Which phrase matches subtraction: "difference between" or "combined"?
difference between
Which phrase matches multiplication: "each" or "left over"? Explain with an example
each
Which phrase suggests division: "per" or "sum of"? Give a short example.
per
Subtraction word problem: A farmer had 652 apples, he sold 389. How many left? (Show regrouping.
263
A number plus 36 equals 94." What is the number?
58
"A number decreased by 29 equals 56." What is the number?
85
Translate and solve: "The product of 7 and 9."
63
Word problem: 72 cookies split equally among 8 friends. How many does each person get?
9
A class of 27 students each read 8 pages. How many pages total?
216
"The total of 3 numbers is 120. Two of them are 40 and 25. What is the third number?
55
Jamal had 420 baseball cards. He saved (gave away) 127. How many are left? Show subtraction with regrouping
293
Word problem: 6 boxes each have 24 crayons. How many crayons in all? Show multiplication
144
Translate and solve: "What is the quotient of 144 and 12?" Show work.
12
Division word problem: A ribbon 225 cm long is cut into equal pieces of 15 cm. How many pieces?
15
Word problem: Maria has 178 stickers. She got 245 more. How many stickers does she have now?
423
A store had 900 pencils. They sold 243 on Monday and 178 on Tuesday. How many pencils remain?
479
497 X 22=
10,934
Word problem with remainder: 100 apples are put into bags of 6. How many full bags and how many apples are left over?
16 R4
Use "work backwards" or "plug in" to solve: A mystery number is multiplied by 5, then 12 is added to give 67. What is the mystery number? Show how to check your answer.
11