Key Words
Identify the key word and what operation is used: Mrs. Jenkins had 24 tickets. Mckenna had 12 tickets. How many more does Mrs. Jenkins have than McKenna?
"how many more" - subtraction
Richard has $6. Scott has $15. How much more money does Scott have than Richard?
6 + s = 15
-6 -6
s = $9
There are 3 eggs in each box. There are 6 eggs altogether. How many boxes are there?
3b = 6
/3 /3
b = 2 boxes
What does this key word mean to do? "equal parts"
What is divide?
Shane sells golf balls. He sold 4 to Jack and 5 to Doug. He had 7 golf balls left. How many golf balls did Shane have at first?
g - 9 = 7
+9 +9
g = 16 golf balls
Identify the key word and what operation is used: What is the sum of 34 and 23?
"sum" addition
Mrs. Barry taught her class some new spelling words this week. She taught them 9 new words last week. In total they have learned 17 new spelling words. How many new words did Mrs. Barry teach her class this week?
w + 9 = 17
-9 -9
w = 8 new spelling words
Betty has 24 oranges stored in boxes. If the are 3 boxes, how many oranges must go in each box?
24 = 3o
/3 /3
8 oranges = o
Bridget borrowed some books from the library. She returned 7 books and had 8 left over. How many books did Bridget borrow in the beginning?
b - 7 = 8
+7 +7
b = 15 books
Identify the key word and what operation is used: What is the difference between 19 and 18?
"difference"- subtraction
At Tot Toys, a toy car costs more than a toy rocket. A toy rocket costs $11. Together they cost $20. How much does the toy car cost?
c + 11 = 20
- 11 -11
c = $9
Lilac is reading the latest Magic Maggie book. She reads many pages each day. After 4 days she read 36 pages. How many pages has she read each day?
4p = 36
/4 /4
p = 9 pages
Dean had lots of toy whistles. He gave 5 to each of his 6 friends some whistles. How many whistles did he start with?
w/5 = 6
x5 x5
w = 30 whistles
Identify the key word and what operation is used: There are 15 chapter books in our library. 5 students want to check out books. How many books can each student check out?
"each"- division
Gary has 12 Magic Merlin stickers. Will has more Magic Merlin stickers than Gary. Together they have 27 stickers. How many more Magic Merlin stickers does Gary have than Will?
12 + m = 27
- 12 -12
m = 15 Magic Merlin stickers
Mrs. Taylor has 80 pieces of paper. She wants to staple 8 pieces together to make a practice book. How many practice books can Mrs. Taylor make?
80 = 8p
/8 /8
10 = practice books
What does this mean to do? "product"
What is multiply?
A group of students went to the zoo. There were 20 seats on the bus, 2 kids in each seat. How many students went to the zoo?
s/2 = 20
x2 x2
s = 40 students
Identify the key word and what operation is used: There are 20 apples in a basket. 4 students are sharing the apples. How many apples will each student get?
"sharing" or "each"- division
There were 86 seats in the gym. 32 people sat down to watch the game. 11 people were eating a snack. How many seats were empty?
86 = 32 + s
-32 -32
54 empty seats = s
The Girl Scouts are having their annual cookie sale. Emily sells some boxes of cookies each day for a week. She sold 56 boxes total. How many boxes of cookies did Emily sell each day?
7b = 56
/7 /7
b = 8 boxes of cookies
Which key word would you box in and what operation would you use? There were 46 passengers on the bus. 19 passengers got off at the first stop. 15 passengers got off at the second stop. How many passengers were left on the bus?
got off/ left
subtract
Mr. Clark had a bunch of lollipops. He gave 4 lollipops to each of his 8 students. How many lollipops did Mr. Clark have at first?
l/4 = 8
x 4 x4
l = 32 lollipops