Numberless Word Problems 1

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What operation would you use to find the total cost of tickets for a group of students if each ticket costs the same?

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Multiplication (\times) is used to find the total cost by multiplying the number of tickets by the cost of each ticket.

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If Sal had a certain amount of money and spent some, which operation would you use to find out how much he has left?

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Subtraction (-) is used to find the remaining amount by subtracting the amount spent from the total amount.

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What operation would you use to determine how much faster someone ran in a second race compared to a first race?

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Subtraction (-) is used to find the difference in time between the two races.

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How do you find out how many servings are in a bag if you know the size of the bag and the size of each serving?

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Division (\div) is used to find the number of servings by dividing the total size of the bag by the size of each serving.

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If Anyta has a total of 344 stickers and wants to share them equally among her 4 sisters, what operation do you use?

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Division (\div) is used to find out how many stickers each sister will receive by dividing the total number of stickers by the number of sisters.

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What is the definition of multiplication in the context of word problems?

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Multiplication is the operation of combining equal groups to find a total amount.

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What does subtraction represent in a word problem?

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Subtraction represents the operation of finding the difference between two amounts or determining what remains after some is taken away.

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In a word problem, what does division help to determine?

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Division helps to determine how many equal parts can be made from a total or how many times one number is contained within another.

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What is the purpose of using addition in word problems?

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Addition is used to combine quantities to find a total or sum.

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How can you identify which operation to use in a word problem?

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Look for keywords: 'total' often indicates addition, 'left' indicates subtraction, 'each' indicates multiplication, and 'per' or 'how many' indicates division.