Clue words to help solve word problems:


Add 
Additional
All 
Altogether 
Both
Combined 
In all
Increased by
More than 
Sum 
Plus 
Raise 
Together 
Total 
Changed
Decreased by
Difference
Dropped
Exceeded
Fewer
Have left
Less than
Lost
More
Reduced
Remain
Subtract
Take away
Comparisons:
How much heavier?     How much more than?
How much younger?   How much less?
How much smaller?     How much larger?
Are
Equals
Gives
Is
Is the same as
Leaves
Makes
Results(s)
Was
Will be
ADDITION Subtraction Words for EQUALS

 
 
At
Multiply
OF
Per
Product
Times
Twice

if you are given:  and the question is:
Price of one       Price of many
Size of one        Size of many
Length of one   Length of many
 

Cut
Divided
Divisor
Each
Equal parts
Every
Find the avg.
Out of
Quotient
Separate
Shared
Split

if you are given:  and the question is:
Price of many   Price of one 
Size of many    Size of one 
Length of manyLength of one
 

Multiplication Division