Key Words for Math Word Problems

7\times7=

6\times6=

If 10+12=22, then 22-12=10

The keyword "difference" means I need to

If 20\div2=10, then

School starts at 8:25. Jess needs to be there 25 minutes early, & 2 hours to get ready. What time does she wake up?

The keyword "combined" means I need to

The keyword "each" means I need to

Alivia had $8.00 and spent $2.50 on candy. Next she wants to buy a book for $6.00. Does she have enough money?

There are 24 bees in the garden and 2 bee hives. If splitting equally, how many bees go to each hive?

Nicky wants to buy a $23 sweatshirt and $5 candy. He gets $10 a week in allowance. How many weeks until he has enough $?

The keywords "take away" means I need to

If 6\times4=24, then

Elijah had 15 bags of Takis and then ate 6 of them. He gave 4 to Donnie. How many does he have left?

There are 21 students in class. If 13 take the bus and 6 are car riders, how many students walk to school?

The keywords "times" means I need to

If I see the word "sum" that means I need to

A fact family is a set of related +,-,× or ÷ facts that use the same three numbers.

If 5\times5=25, then 25\div5=5

Nevaeh has 3 teachers. If she brought 12 flowers to school, how many flowers does each teacher get?

If 12\times12=49, then 49\div12=12

Aiden has practice from 5-7 on Mon, Wed and Fri, & 6-7 on Tues and Thurs. How many hours of practice per week?

30\div5=

96\div12=

45\div9=

If there are 16 days left of school but 4 are fun days, & 1 day trip, how many days are left of doing school work?

(2+5=7), (5+2=7), (7-5=2), and (7-2=5) is a fact family of the numbers 2,5,7.

Kalyn is 11. His neighbor is 5 times his age. How old is his neighbor?

There are 5 students in Mrs. Siefert's math group. If 2 are goofing off and 1 zones out, how many students are learning?

If 9-5=4, then