Math Vocabulary
What operation would I use if the word "altogether" showed up in a problem?
Addition
James grows many fruits and vegetables on his farm, including pumpkins. Last year, he grew 86 pumpkins. He sold 47 pumpkins in September and 32 pumpkins in October. How many pumpkins were left at the end of October?
Subtract and subtract
There were 34 students on the playground at recess. 8 students left to play kickball. 14 more students came outside to the playground. How many students are on the playground now?
There were 34 students on the playground at recess. 8 students left to play kickball. 14 more students came outside to the playground. How many students are on the playground now?
In Hazel’s new set of blocks, there are small and large blocks. The set has 102 large blocks. There are 29 more small blocks than large blocks. How many blocks are in the whole set?
First step: 102 + 29
Second step: 131 + 102
Vanessa bought two coloring books. One had forty-five pictures and the other had forty seven. After one week she had already colored twenty-two of the pictures. How many pictures does she still have to color?
First step: 45+47 = 92
Second step: 92-22=70 pictures
What operation would I use if the phrase "how many more" showed up in a problem?
Subtraction
A gardener charges $79 to cut a customer's lawn. He charges $114 more than that to clean a customer's rain gutters. Jill hires the gardener to cut her lawn as well as clean her rain gutters. How much does the gardener charge her in all?
Add and add
Zariah has a bookshelf in her room that can hold 100 books. She has 28 picture books and 34 chapter books. How many books can still fit on the bookshelf?
Zariah has a bookshelf in her room that can hold 100 books. She has 28 picture books and 34 chapter books. How many books can still fit on the bookshelf?
Lauren and Gina's mother told her daughters they can swim in the pool for 20 minutes. First, they swam laps in the pool for 7 minutes. Then they swam underwater for one minute. Then they played water polo for 8 minutes. How much longer can they stay in the pool?
First step: 20-7
Second step: 13-1
Third step: 12-8
At the town carnival Tom rode the ferris wheel three times and the bumper cars five times. If each ride cost eight tickets, how many tickets did he use?
First step: 3+5=8
Second step: 8x8=64 tickets
What operation would I use if the phrase "times" showed up in a problem?
Multplication
Each box of marbles contains 88 small and 50 large marbles. The game store has nine boxes on the shelf. How many marbles are there in all?
Add and multiply
Frankie has $287 in her checking account. She spent $56 on her phone bill and then spent $39 at dinner. How much money is left in her account?
Frankie has $287 in her checking account. She spent $56 on her phone bill and then spent $39 at dinner. How much money is left in her account?
Angelo had 80 baseball cards. He gave 11 cards to his brother. He bought another pack of 24 baseball cards. How many baseball cards does he have now?
Second step: 91 + 24
Henry had eighty-four dollars. If he spent thirty bucks on a new game, how many six dollar toys could he buy with the money he had left?
First step: 84-30 = 54
Second step: 54÷6 = 9 toys
Division
Kenny picked 63 orange carrots and 41 yellow carrots from his farm. He gave 26 of the carrots to his horses. How many carrots did Kenny have left?
Add and subtract
Jimmy and Kelly ran a snack stand in their front yard. They sold cookies for $2, apples for $1 and cupcakes for $3. They sold 5 cookies, 6 cupcakes, and 4 apples. How much money did they make altogether?
Jimmy and Kelly ran a snack stand in their front yard. They sold cookies for $2, apples for $1 and cupcakes for $3. They sold 5 cookies, 6 cupcakes, and 4 apples. How much money did they make altogether?
Clementine and Jake make cookies for the school bake sale. Clementine baked 72 cookies. Jake baked twice as many as Clementine. How many cookies did they bake altogether?
Second step: 144 + 72
A developer was buying land. He bought 4 acres at $200 per acre. He then split the land he purchased into 8 lots. How much should he sell each lot for just to break even?
First step: 4x200 =800
Second step: 800÷ 8=100 dollars
What operation would I use if "each" showed up in a problem? Give an example.
A toy store received a shipment of 192 Invisible-Man action dolls. Shoppers came in and bought the first 66 dolls right out of the box. Andrew spread out the remaining dolls evenly across 14 shelves. How many dolls went on each shelf?
Subtract and divide
Craig has a twenty dollar bill. He buys six squirt guns for $2 each. How much money does Craig have left?
Craig has a twenty dollar bill. He buys six squirt guns for $2 each. How much money does Craig have left?
At the town carnival Tom rode the ferris wheel three times and the bumper cars five times. If each ride cost eight tickets, how many tickets did he use?
First step: 3 + 5
Second step: 8 x 8
A pet store had seventy-two puppies. In one day they sold forty-eight of them and put the rest into cages with eight in each cage. How many cages did they use?
First step: 72-48=24
Second step: 24÷8=8 cages