These are 2 of many KEY WORDS that appear in math word problems. These words let you know you have to add.
What is sum, total, in all, altogether, and, add, plus, in addition to?
100
What we use to find the middle number.
What is median?
100
This is another way to say the fraction one fourth (1/4).
What is a quarter, one out of four, 25 cents, .25 (25 hundredths), and .25 cents out of $1.00?
100
This is the number on the bottom half of the fraction.
What is (the) denominator?
100
Morgan needs new carpet in her bedroom. This is how she knows how much carpet to buy.
What is area?
200
The word EACH in a math word problem lets you know to do either of these 2 functions or operations.
What is multiplication and division?
200
This is the number you see the most.
What is mode?
200
This fraction is equivalent to 2/4, 3/6, and 4/8. It is the simplest (simplified) form of each of the fractions?
What is 1/2, one half, one out of 2?
200
The number on the top half of the fraction?
What is the numerator?
200
Kaya wants to put a wood border around her room. This is how she knows how much wood to buy.
What is perimeter?
300
LESS THAN and MORE THAN in a math word problem indicate these 2 functions or operations.
What is addition or subtraction?
300
This strategy should be used on all median, mode, range problems. It is what you MUST do in order to get the answer correct.
What is order the numbers from least to greatest (smallest to largest, line up #s)?
300
The mixed number for this improper fraction: 49/8
What is 6 & 1/8?
300
What is another way to say 6/6?
What is a one or a whole?
300
Jamie needs to keep the deer from eating his garden. To fence in a garden, he needs to measure this to find out how much fencing he will need to buy.
What is perimeter?
400
If you read the words 'per day', 'one day', 'a day', 'each day' in a math word problem, it means to do either of these 2 operations.
What is multiplication or division?
400
This is what you DO to find the range.
What is subtract the lowest number FROM the highest number?
400
This is the improper fraction for which mixed number :
4 & 1/2.
What is 9/2?
400
You divide things into ________ parts to make fractions.
What is equal parts?
400
This is the equation for area. It is what you do mathematically to find the area.
What is length times width (L x W)?
500
The word ABOUT means to do these 2 things.
What is estimate or round?
500
To find this, you must cross off numbers evenly until you have one number left in the middle. If you have 2 numbers left in the middle, you must add them and divide the answer by 2.
What is median?
500
2 1/6 + 3 5/6 =
What is 6 or 6 wholes?
5 6/6, 6/6 = 1, therefore 5 + 1 = 6!
500
This is a fraction that has a WHOLE and PARTS of that whole.
What is a mixed fraction?
500
This is the equation for perimeter. It is what you do mathematically to find the perimeter.
What is length + width + length + width
(L + W + L + W)?