Math Word Problems Vocabulary

"Less than" and "take away" are words you would find in this type of problem.

I had 245 jelly beans. Olivia ate 12. How many are left?

Which of the following words would not be found in a subtraction problem?

"In all" and "all together" are words you would find in this type of problem.

If a problem is asking for the quotient of two numbers, it is a _______________ problem.

When you have to seperate something into groups, you are completing a __________ word problem.

Every day, Sue runs 5 miles. If she runs at this rate for a week, how many miles will she run?

The "product" is the answer to a __________ problem.

Jimmy has 36 baseball cards. Tommy has 24 cards. What is the total number of cards?

If I need to find the total in a word problem, what operation would I use?