How to identify the operations to be performed in word problems ?

Identifying the operations to be performed in word problems :

In any problem we can decide the operation(Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) to be used based on a few key words.

Some of the key words are:

Addition:

add

altogether

both

combined

how many

increase

join

plus

sum

together

total

Subtraction:

deduct

detract

decrease by

difference

how many more?

how many left?

left over

less than

minus

reduce

remains

remove

subtract

take away

Multiplication:

as much

by

equal groups

groups of

lots of

multiply

multiplied by

per

product of

times

Division:

average

divide

each

equal parts

evenly

every

out of

quotient

ratio

shared equally

split

Equals:

balanced

equal

equivalent

even

gives

identical

is

matches

same

yields

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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