Translating Word Problems
Operation used for "Less Than"
What is Subtraction?
The sum of a number and 6
d + 6
Heide is 8 years old. Her sister is 10 years older than her. How old is Heide's sister?
8 + 10 = 18 years old
b * 10
10 times the amount of b
b multiplied by 10
product of b and 10
Abbigail had 9 kittens, she gave away x kittens.
a. x - 9
b. 9 * x
c. 9 - x
d. x + 9
c. 9 - x
Operation used for "Shared Equally"
What is Division?
12 less than a number
p - 12
Jayshawn is sharing a supreme pizza with Kody, Londyn, Delilah, and Charlotte. The pizza has 10 slices and they want to share it equally. How many slices can each of them have?
10 / 5 = 2 slices each
m - 3
lost three
three less
take away three
decreased by three
Fadhil spent 5 days in Ecuador and x days in Djibouti.
a. 5x
b. 5 + x
c. x / 5
d. x - 5
b. 5 + x
Operation used for "Combined"
What is Addition?
The product of a number and 5
e * 5
If Messiah has 3 times as many pencils as Mila, and Mila has 6 pencils, how many pencils does Messiah have?
3 * 6 = 18 pencils
7 + l
l more than 7
7 increased by l
7 combined with l
7 years older than l
sum of 7 and l
CJ split x bracelets between him and 5 friends.
a. x / 5
b. x / 6
c. x * 5
d. 6 / x
b. x / 6
Operation used for "Per"
What is Multiplication
7 combined with a number
7 + h
Oc made 24 cookies for Dino's birthday. He gave 7 to Bol before he got to school. How many cookies did Oc bring to school?
24 - 7 = 17 cookies
v / 4
v divided by 4
quotient of v and 4
v split into 4
v shared equally by 4 people
Cam has 3 times as many marbles as Jordan.
a. 3 * m
b. 3 + m
c. m / 3
d. 9 * m
a. 3 * m
Symbol used for "Now Has"
What is the equals symbol?
2 less than the product of w and a number
w * 6 - 2
*DAILY DOUBLE*
Ava is 17 years old. Her sibling Milo is 8 years younger than 3 times her age. How old is Milo?
17 * 3 - 8 = 43 years old
r + 7 * 4
r more than the product of 7 and 4
r plus 7 times 4
the sum of r and 7 multiplied by 4
Victor has five less than twice the amount of cookies that Lily has.
a. 5 - 2c
b. c + 5 * 2
c. 2 + 5c
d. 2c - 5
d. 2c - 5