Keywords for the Four Basic Operations

Identifying Keywords to look out for that represent the four basic operations addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Addition Keywords: Add, added to, the sum of, more than, increase, increased by, the total of, plus, together, altogether, grow, longer, longer than, larger, larger than, deposit , in all, perimeter Subtraction Keywords: subtract, subtract from, difference, difference between, less, less than, decreased by, reduced by, taken away, exceeds, diminished, minus Multiplication Keywords: multiply, times, the product of, multiplied by, times, of , twice, doubled, tripled, each Division Keywords: divide, divides, divided by, the quotient of, the ratio of, equal amounts of, per, split, average, separate, half, third Did you know that the symbols used for division have names ÷ name of symbol – obelus / name of symbol –solidus - name of symbol – fraction bar or vinculum