KEY WORDS IN WORD PROBLEMS

 

Addition                                

 

More than                               sum

Longer                                   plus

Greater than                            exceeds

More                                     total

Older                                    expands

Taller                                    increased by

Gain

Heavier

 

Subtract

Less than                                                 younger

Decreased by                           reduced by

Subtracted from                        less

The difference between               minus

Difference of                           shrinks

Diminished by                           loss

Take away                               lower

 

 

 

 

Multiply 

Times

Multiplied by

Of

The product of

Twice ( 2times)

One half of (1/2 times)

 

Divide

Divided by

Divided into

How big is each part

How many parts can be made from

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