Notebook

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Problem Solving
Key Words
KAnglin2006
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Key Words
Sometimes, key words can help you decided how to
solve your problem. LOOK for key words as you
read.
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Add
sum
Find the sum of these numbers 2, 3, 4.
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total
Pat read 5 pages on Monday and 6 pages on
Tuesday. What was the total number of pages she
read?


5
plus

10 coins plus 2 coins is how many coins?


6
more

What is 5 more than 10?


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in all

Mrs. Anglin has 10 pencils. Mrs. D has 5 pencils.
How many pencils do they have in all?


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Subtract
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difference
Find the difference between 9 and 8?
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How many more?
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One dog weighs 88 pounds. A second dog weighs 10
lbs. How many more pounds does the first dog
weigh than the second?
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gave awayhow much is left?
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Jan had 300 marbles. She gave away 100 marbles
to her brother. How many did she have left?
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X
Multiply
product
Find the product of 2 and 4.
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times
X
X
Jan has 4 cards. Bill has 3 times as many
cards. How many cards does Bill have?
X
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in all
X
X
There are 4 pots. Each pot has 3 flowers. How
many flowers in all?
X
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Divide
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quotient
Find the quotient of 10 divided by 2.
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divided into
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Mrs. Anglin has 20 students. They were divided
into 2 groups. How many children were in each
group?
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divided by
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18 divided by 6 equals?
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Let's Review and Practice!
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difference
sum
gave away
total
How many more?
in all
plus
How much is left?
more
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X
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quotient
product
divided into
times
divided by
in all
share, sort, group
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Happy Key Words!
KAnglin2006