Math Word Problems Terms

Question 1

If a word problem wants to know "how many more" you should _______ to find your answer.

Accepted Answer

subtract

Question 2

If I want to know how many of something I "have left", I should ____________.

Accepted Answer

subtract

Question 3

If my word problem tells me to find to find the "sum", I should ________________.

Accepted Answer

add

Question 4

The word, " increase" in a word problem, means to _________________.

Accepted Answer

add

Question 5

If the word problem says the words "altogether", you should ________.

Accepted Answer

add

Question 6

If I see the word, " sum" in a word problem , I should ___________________.

Accepted Answer

add

Question 7

I need to ____________ to find out how much "change" I should receive after I buy something.

Accepted Answer

subtract

Question 8

If the word problem asks you to find the "total" of something, you need to ________________.

Accepted Answer

add

Question 9

If the word problem includes the words "difference", you should _____________

Accepted Answer

subtract

Question 10

If I see the words, "give away" in a word problem, I should ___________________.

Accepted Answer

subtract

Question 11

If the word problem says "decrease" I should _______________________.

Accepted Answer

subtract

Questions 11