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Word Problems
Looking for Key Words!
Steps for Solving Word Problems
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Read the problem twice!
Look for key words!
Draw a picture!
Write a number sentence!
Solve the problem!
Check your answer to see if it makes
sense!
Addition Word Problems
• Total
• How many altogether
• Sum
• How many in all
Example of Addition Word Problem
• Jason has 22 baseball cards. His mother
decided to give him 18 more. How many
baseball cards will Jason have in all?
Answer: 40
Subtraction Key Words
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How many more
How many less
How many fewer
What is the difference
How much change (money)
Meet Percy P. Porcupine
• This is my friend
Percy!
• Percy is friendly;
however, what out for
his quills!
• Your task is to help
Percy solve some
word problems using
addition and
subtraction!
Wacky Waldo’s Animal Circus
• Wacky Waldo is every
bit of his
name…WACKY!
• He is having some
trouble with the
animals in his circus!
• Your task is to help
him solve some word
problems and get his
circus under control!