How Do You Determine Which Operations to Use in a Word Problem?

How Do You Determine Which Operations to Use in a Word Problem?

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Turning a word problem into a math problem you can solve can be tricky. Luckily, there's some key words to look out for in a word problem that help tell you what math operation to use! This tutorial shows you some of these key words to look for in a word problem.

Keywords:

  • word problem
  • problem
  • operation
  • choose
  • choose operation
  • addition
  • subtraction
  • multiplication
  • division
  • total
  • altogether
  • difference
  • equal parts
  • key words
  • key word