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Word Problems Clues. How To Solve Math Word Problems 1. Underline the question 2. Circle the key words 3. Will you +, -, x, or ? 4. Write down the math problem (such as 56-14 =?) 5. Compute the answer 6. Be sure to label the answer for full credit 7. Check your work.
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How To Solve Math Word Problems 1. Underline the question 2. Circle the key words 3. Will you +, -, x, or ? 4. Write down the math problem (such as 56-14 =?) 5. Compute the answer 6. Be sure to label the answer for full credit 7. Check your work
Clue Words for Story Problems Clue words tell you the kind of math sentence to write to solve the problem. total number perimeter combined how many spend/spent joined increase Left how many more...thanhow much changeless"er" wordsdecrease
twiceeach - before questionareaper - before questionevery - before question
separatehalfequal numberdivided something into groupsquotientshare something equallyper - in questiona piece - in question"Each" means divide only if you are never going to have more than the stated number.
Equals Is, are, was, were, will be, gives, yields