Key Words in Math Word Problems

Question 1

If a question asks, "What is the sum?" you need to...

Accepted Answer

add

Question 2

If a question asks, "What is the product?" you need to...

Accepted Answer

multiply

Question 3

If you want to double a cookie recipe, you will need to...

Accepted Answer

multiply

Question 4

If a pizza has 8 slices and you want to share it equally with your 3 friends, you must...

Accepted Answer

divide

Question 5

If Diego has 7 goals and Cristian has 9 goals, what are their combined goals?

Accepted Answer

16 goals

Question 6

If a problem says, "How many more..." you need to...

Accepted Answer

subtract

Question 7

If Keyri has 18 pencils and she gives away 9 pencils to Neidy, how many will she have left?

Accepted Answer

9 pencils

Question 8

If a problem says, "How many altogether?" you need to...

Accepted Answer

add

Question 9

There are 6 friends and a box of 24 cookies, how many cookies can each friend have?

Accepted Answer

4 cookies

Question 10

There are 6 friends and each friend has 6 cookies. How many cookies are there?

Accepted Answer

36 cookies

Question 11

If a question asks, "What is the quotient?" you need to...

Accepted Answer

divide

Question 12

If a question asks, "What is the difference?" you need to...

Accepted Answer

subtract

Questions 12