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Math Resources
Lost in Translation - Words that Mean Operations/Symbols in Algebra
These words, when read in word problems, often mean the operations or
symbols that they are grouped with.
Plus
More
More than
Added to
Addition
Increased by
Sum
(+)
Total
Sum of
Increase of
Gain of
Product
Double
Triple
Multiplication Times
Of
(x)
Twice
Twice as much
Half
Multiplied by
Is
Was
Will be
The same as
Equals
Equal to
Equals
Yields
Results in
(=)
Are
Is equivalent to
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Subtraction
(-)
Division
()
Less than
(<)
Less than or
Equal to
(<)
Greater Than
(>)
Greater than or
equal to
(>)
Minus
Less
Decreased by
Subtract
Fewer
Difference
Take away
Loss of
**Less than
**Subtracted from
Quotient
Divided equally
Divided by
Divided
Per
Divided into
Goes into
Ratio
Is less than
Is less than or equal to
Is at most
Cannot exceed
No more than
Is greater than
Is more than
Must exceed
Is greater than or equal to
Is at least
No less than
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