Lesson 51: Multiplication and Division Word Problems Ms. Jamie Scordino 3rd Grade Math

Key Words In word problems there are often key words that help you know what to do. Knowing key words, makes solving word problems much easier.

Words that mean addition add addends sum total altogether plus both increase more from now bought in all Words in green sometimes mean something different than add

Example Problem Jose had 8 pencils in his desk. He found 3 more pencils. How many pencils does Jose have in all? Number sentence: 8 + 3 = 11 Jose has 11 pencils. In All

Words that mean subtraction difference subtract minus sold spent how many are not how much more how many more how many are left

Example Problem Cameron has 18 baseball cards. Shania has 24 cards. How many more cards does Shania have then Cameron? Number sentence: 24- 18= 6 Shania has 6 more cards. How many more

Words that mean multiplication multiply multiplicand product of increased times each equal groups rows columns Words in green sometimes mean something different than multiplication

Example Problem Ms. Scordino’s class has 5 rows with 6 students in each row. How many students are there in Ms. Scordino’s class? Number Sentence: 5 x 6 = 30 There are 30 students. each

Words that mean division per divide quotient remainder out of percent split equal groups rows columns Words in green sometimes mean something different than division

Example Problem Mrs. Wang planted 42 seeds in her garden. She planted 7 equal rows or plants. How many seeds did she plant per row? Number Sentence: 42 / 7 = 6 There are 6 seeds in each row. per

Be Careful Sometimes key words stand for more than one operation. These are just helpful clues that usually will work. Drawing a picture, making a chart are two other strategies that will help you solve a word problem.

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