Clue Words
Less than
subtract
Lisa is cooking muffins. The recipe calls for 7 cups of sugar. She has already put in 2 cups. How many more cups does she need to put in?
What math operation do we need to use in order to solve this problem ?
Subtraction
Jane traveled on an airplane twice last year. In February, she traveled 343 miles. In June, she traveled 587 miles. How many miles did she fly?
Write a number sentence to represent this word problem
343 + 587 = 930
What is the FIRST STEP in solving word problems?
Understand the problem
How many boxes of envelopes can you buy with $12 if one box costs $3?
What math operation do we need to use in order to solve the problem?
Division
Kiara had a total of 97 DVDs to put in stacks. She put 34 DVDs in one stack and 42 DVDs in a second stack. How many did she have left to put into another stack?
What are the clue words in this problem ?
Total & left
Tuesday temperature was a high of 88 degrees. If Wednesday's high was 9 degrees more than Tuesday, what was Wednesday's high?
Write a number sentence to represent this word problem
88 + 9 = 97
Get A PLAN
Ms. Abbey collected 8 sunflowers from a nearby field. If each sunflower has twelve petals, how many petals does Ms. Abbey's sunflowers have altogether?
What math operation do we need to use in order to solve this problem ?
Multiplication
Betty has 24 oranges stored in boxes. If the are 3 boxes, how many oranges must go in each box?
Write a number sentence to represent this word problem
24 ÷ 3 = 8
At a restaurant, Mike and his three friends decided to divide the bill evenly. If each person paid $13 then what was the total bill?
Identify the clue words in the problem
each & total
What is the THIRD STEP in solving word problems ?
Solve IT
Amanda and her best friend found some money buried in a field. They split the money evenly, each getting $24.28. How much money did they find?
What math operation do we need to use in order to solve this word problem ?
Addition
Lilac is reading the latest Magic Maggie book. She reads 9 pages each day. After 4 days how many pages has she read?
Write a number sentence to represent this word problem
9X4=36
What is the LAST STEP in solving word problems ?
Look Back/Check Your Work
quotient
division
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?
What math operation do we need to use in order to solve this problem ?
Division
The circus clowns had 95 balloons.
They gave away 55 balloons.
How many balloons did they have left?
Write a number sentence to represent this word problem
95 - 55 = 40
Lisa invited the entire third grade to her party.
There are 48 students altogether.
23 of the students are boys and 25 are girls.
9 students will not be able to go to the party.
How many students will be there?
Identify the math operation we need to use & SOLVE IT
Subtraction & 39
At a restaurant, Mike and his three friends decided to divide the bill evenly. If each person paid $13 then what was the total bill?
What math operation do we need to use in order to solve this problem ?
Multiplication
Sara has 82 magazines. She gave some to her sister. Now she has 45 magazines. How many magazines did she give to her sister?
What is the clue word or clue phrase in the problem ?
Gave or gave some
Dillon brought dessert to the class picnic. He brought 3 batches of brownies, 3 blueberry pies, and 15 cherry pies. Each blueberry pie had 16 slices and each cherry pie had 16 slices. How many slices of blueberry pie did Dillon bring to the picnic?
Identify what math operation do we need to use & Solve IT
Multiplication & Dill bought 48 slices of blueberry pie to the picnic
Dale's Snack Shop sells small, medium, and large sodas. Yesterday, they sold 9 large sodas and 6 more medium sodas than large sodas. Dale's Snack Shop also sold 17 small sodas yesterday. How many total sodas did Dale's Snack Shop sell yesterday?
Identify the math operation & SOLVE IT
Addition & 41
A hydroelectric plant uses water to create electricity. Before water enters the plant, it passes through two filters. Engineers found a total of 670 pieces of litter in the filters. There were 413 pieces of litter in the first filter. How many pieces of litter were in the second filter?
Subtraction & 257
Tauer loved model cars. He received 12 for his birthday last year, 15 for his birthday this year, and he bought 6 model cars with his own money. He gave 1 car to his dad for Father's Day and 2 to his brother. How many model cars does he have now?
Identify the 2 Math Operations we need to use in order to solve the problem
Addition & Subtraction