Math Review: Fundamentals of Math

Making Conversions | Keywords in Word Problems | Taking Percentages | Scientific Notation | Integers | Fractions | Decimals (including percents) | Ratios and Proportions | Units of Measurement and Conversions | Miscellaneous Problems

Keywords in Word Problems

Addition Subtraction Multiplication Division Equality
sum product difference quotient equals
plus minus times divided by is
added to subtracted from multiplied by into gives
more than less than of per yields
increased by decreased by twice one half amounts to
total left double less  

 

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