Key Words Clues for Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division in Word Problems

What operation would you use to solve this problem?
Gabe had 13 cars.  He raced 6 down the ramp.  How many cars remain?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

What operation would you use to solve this problem?
Mia's bird is 12 inches long.  Bronc's bird is 10 inches long.  How much longer is Mia's bird?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

What operation would you use to solve this problem?
Cam had 12 marbles.  Jim has 3 marbles.  How many more marbles does Cam have than Jim?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

What operation would you use to solve this problem?
Sue was going shopping with her mom.  She bought 4 pairs of pants and 3 shirts.  How many items did she buy in all?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

quotient

• multiplication

• division

"added to"

• ADD

• SUBTRACT

• MULTIPLY

• DIVIDE

"times"

• ADD

• SUBTRACT

• MULTIPLY

• DIVIDE

"twice"

• ADD

• SUBTRACT

• MULTIPLY

• DIVIDE

"total"

• ADD

• SUBTRACT

• MULTIPLY

• DIVIDE

"product of"

• ADD

• SUBTRACT

• MULTIPLY

• DIVIDE