| Operation |
Verbal Cues |
Examples |
| Addition |
sum, plus, and,
added to, more than, increased by, combined with, and, exceeds, total, greater than |
7 more than a number is 44
n + 7 = 44
|
| Subtraction |
difference between,
minus, subtracted from, decreased by, diminished by, less than, reduced by |
Tea costs 25 cents less than coffee.
t=c - 25
|
| Multiplication |
of, product, times, multiplied by,
twice, double, triple, half |
One-third of a certain number is 5.
 |
| Division |
quotient, divided by, per, out of, ratio of _ to _ |
The quotient of 7 and a number.
 |
| Equals |
equals, is, was,
will be, the
result is, has, adds up to, costs, is the same as |
The result of 9
times y is 8.
9y=8 |