Operation Key Words

The total amount (add)
5 + 2 = 10

• Difference
• Sum
• Product 
• Quotient

Tags

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

The answer to a multiplication problem
5 x 2 = 10

• Product
• Quotient
• Sum
• Difference

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.1

Total

• Add (+)
• Subtract (-) 
• Multiply (x)
• Divide (÷)

Tags

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.C.7

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Difference

• Add (+) 
• Subtract (-) 
• Multiply (x)
• Divide (÷)

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

Of  (ex: Find 1/2 of 24)

• Add (+)
• Subtract (-) 
• Multiply (x) 
• Divide (÷)

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.C.7

Getting bigger, growing

• Increase
• Decrease
• Equal
• Less

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.5

How many are left? 

• Add (+)
• Subtract (-)
• Multiply (x)
• Divide (÷)

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.A.1

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

CCSS.7.NS.A.1

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

What operation should be used:

"Abigail used 136.92 inches of lace equally on 12 dresses. How much lace did she use on each dress?"

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

What operation should be used:

"White t-shirts can be purchased in packages of 6. If Mom buys 8 packages, how many white t-shirts will she have?"

• Subtraction

• Addition

• Multiplication

• Division

What operation should be used:

"Darren has 21 pencils and seven bags. If he puts the same number of pencils in each bag, how many pencils will be in each bag?"

• Subtraction

• Addition

• Multiplication

• Division