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    This document provides word clues and strategies to help with math problem solving. It lists key words associated with different math operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. It also outlines a 6 step strategy for solving math problems which includes reading the problem, underlining the question, highlighting key words, crossing out extra information, making a plan to solve it, and checking the answer. The document was adapted from Diana Browning Wright on teaching and learning math problem solving techniques.

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    This document provides word clues and strategies to help with math problem solving. It lists key words associated with different math operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. It also outlines a 6 step strategy for solving math problems which includes reading the problem, underlining the question, highlighting key words, crossing out extra information, making a plan to solve it, and checking the answer. The document was adapted from Diana Browning Wright on teaching and learning math problem solving techniques.

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    WORD CLUES TO HELP WITH MATH PROBLEMS

    ADDITION

    SUBTRACTION

    How many in all?


    How many altogether?
    What is the total?
    What is the sum?

    How many are left?


    How many more?
    What is the difference?

    Action Words: gave, added, brought,


    found, bouciht

    Action Words: went away, took away,


    soent. lost, sold

    in all
    altogether
    how much
    product

    How many for each


    quotient
    among

    MATH PROBLEM-SOLVING STRATEGY


    1. Read the Problem
    2. Underline the question
    3. Highlight key words

    (What do you know?(

    (What do you not know?


    4. ls there extra information that you donot
    need? Cross it out.
    5. Make a plan. Solve the problem.
    6. Check for calculation errors.
    7. Does the answer sound right?

    *Adapted from Diana Browning Wright--Diagnostic Center, South

    Diana Browning Wright, Teaching & Learning 2003

    ""Ill

    ADDITION

    SU

    Add,

    Sub.: Difference

    Sum
    Increased By
    More

    Decreasedb\
    Together

    Minus

    Take awa v

    And

    Plus.,
    -

    MULTIPLICATION

    Combined

    Pro duct

    DIVISION

    Times

    OF
    Quotient

    Ratio

    Shared

    Per

    Mu1ple

    DividedBy

    EQUALS

    U
    m

    Is
    rgives

    Parenthesis Words
    k

    ice

    Times the difference of


    Twice the sum of
    Plus the difference of

    \\
    ))

    re

    il1be
    totals

    THAN
    (less than)

    FROM

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