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| sum | the sum of 5 and 12 | 5 + 12 or 12 + 5 |
| total | the total price of three items: $5,$12, and $25 | 5 + 12 + 25 (in any order) |
| all together | If there were 7 blue cars, 12 red cars, and 5 white cars, how many were there all together? | 7 + 12 + 5 (in any order) |
| increase | increase 16 by 3 | 16 + 3 or 3 + 16 |
| increased by | 29 increased by 7 | 29 + 7 or 7 + 29 |
| add, added to |
13 added to 12 | 13 + 12 or 12 + 13 |
| plus | 17 plus 8 | 17 + 8 or 8 + 17 |
| more than | Diane had $13 more than Tina who had $45. How much did Diane have? | $45 + $13 or $13 + $45 |
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| subtract | subtract 8 from 19 | 19 - 8 |
| difference | the difference between 14 and 7 | 14 - 7 |
| left | of 9 items, 6 were used, how many were left? | 9 - 6 |
| remaining | if 12 of 25 were sold, how many remaining? | 25 - 12 |
| how much more, how much more than |
A psychology book costs $49 and a math book costs $63. How much more does the math book cost? | 63 - 49 |
| decrease, decreased by |
decrease 37 by 9 or 37 decreased by 9 | 37 - 9 |
| minus | 41 minus 14 | 41 - 14 |
| fewer | 11 bottles fewer than the 32 started with | 32 - 11 |
| less | $15 less an $8 discount | 15 - 8 |
| less than | 15 less than 45 | 45 - 15 |
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| multiply, multiplied by |
multiply 5 by 8 or 5 multiplied by 8 |  |
| product | the product of 12 and 6 |  |
| times | 17 times 3 |  |
| of | one half of 16
Six tenths of SCC students wear glasses. There are 12,000 SCC students. |
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| twice | twice 15 |  |
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| divide, divided by, divide into equal parts |
divide 28 by 7 or 28 divided by 7 |  |
| quotient | the quotient of 18 and 3 |  |
| per | miles per gallon |  |
| average | the average of 12, 18, and 23 |  |
| ratio | the ratio of 20 and 5 |  |
| distribute evenly, distribute equally |
distribute $200 evenly between 4 people |  |
| cut up, cut into |
cut 15 feet of ribbon into 5 equal pieces |  |
