Understanding Algebra Word

Problems

and

andO 6 and 8 O 6 + 8

double

doubleO Her $1,00 profit

doubled in a month

O 1000 x 2

difference

differenceO The difference

between 18 and 6

O 18 - 6

less than

less thanO Jose completed 2

laps less than Mike’s 9

O 9 - 2

product

productO The product of 4

and 8O 4 x 8

left

leftO Ray sold 15 out

of 35 tickets. How many did he have left?

O 35 - 15

plus

plusO 8 baseballs plus

4 baseballsO 8 + 4

triple

tripleO The bacteria

tripled its original colony of 10,000.

O 3 x 10,000

minus

minusO 15 minus 6 O 15 - 6

more than

more thanO Josh has 10

points. Will has 5 more than Josh.

O 10 + 5

less

lessO 14 days less 5 O 14-5

increased

increasedO The original price

of $15 increased by $5

O 15 + 5

lower than

lower thanO This month’s

rainfall is 2 inches lower than last month’s rainfall of 8 inches.

O 8 - 2

quotient

quotientO The quotient of

30 and 6

30÷6

total

totalO The total of 10,

14 and 15O 10 + 14 + 15

divided into

divided intoO The group of 70

was divided into 10 teams

more

moreO 3 coins and 8

moreO 3 + 8

decreased

decreasedO $16 decreased by

$5O 16 - 5

half

halfO Half of the $800

collected went to charity,

twice

twiceO Ron has 6 CD’s.

Tom has twice as many

O 2 x 6

sum

sumO The sum of 3 and

5O 3 + 5

subtracted from

subtracted fromO 5 skittles

subtracted from 10

O 10 - 5

times

timesO Li scored 3 times

as many points as Ted who only scored 4.

O 3 x 4