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Understanding Algebra Word Problems. and. and. 6 and 8. 6 + 8. double. double. Her $ 1,000 profit doubled in a month. 1000 x 2. difference. difference. The difference between 18 and 6. 18 - 6. l ess than. less than. Jose completed 2 laps less than Mike’s 9. 9 - 2. product.
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and • 6 and 8 • 6 + 8
double • Her $1,000 profit doubled in a month • 1000 x 2
difference • The difference between 18 and 6 • 18 - 6
less than • Jose completed 2 laps less than Mike’s 9 • 9 - 2
product • The product of 4 and 8 • 4 x 8
left • Ray sold 15 out of 35 tickets. How many did he have left? • 35 - 15
plus • 8 baseballs plus 4 baseballs • 8 + 4
triple • The bacteria tripled its original colony of 10,000. • 3 x 10,000
minus • 15 minus 6 • 15 - 6
more than • Josh has 10 points. Will has 5 more than Josh. • 10 + 5
less • 14 days less 5 • 14-5
increased • The original price of $15 increased by $5 • 15 + 5
lower than • This month’s rainfall is 2 inches lower than last month’s rainfall of 8 inches. • 8 - 2
quotient • The quotient of 30 and 6
total • The total of 10, 14 and 15 • 10 + 14 + 15
divided into • The group of 70 was divided into 10 teams
more • 3 coins and 8 more • 3 + 8
decreased • $16 decreased by $5 • 16 - 5
half • Half of the $800 collected went to charity,
twice • Ron has 6 CD’s. Tom has twice as many • 2 x 6
sum • The sum of 3 and 5 • 3 + 5
subtracted from • 5 skittles subtracted from 10 • 10 - 5
times • Li scored 3 times as many points as Ted who only scored 4. • 3 x 4