Words and Phrases Commonly Used in Word Problems: Sometimes, the hard part of solving word problems is understanding which operation to use. Should we add? Subtract? Add then divide? Here are some common words and phrases that can potentially provide clues: Addition Subtraction Multiplication Division add decreased by average all together difference double, triple divide and fewer each each has combined how many left every equal portions how much in all less factor of fraction increased by lost increased by half joined minus multiplied how many in each plus reduce of parts sum remain per (person, ticket) percent together subtract product quotient total take away times shared equally Practice: Use the five steps to carefully solve each of the following word problems. 7.) Robert's son, Taylor, collects baseball figurines and cards. In his bedroom, Taylor has 15 figurines on his bookshelf. He has an album with 25 pages full of cards. If each page can hold nine cards, how many baseball cards does Taylor have in all? What is the problem asking? Click or tap here to enter text. What is the pertinent information? Click or tap here to enter text. What is the extraneous information? Click or tap here to enter text. Which of the following is the solution? a.) 252 cards b.) 225 cards c.) 135 cards TEAS 605 Math M.1.5 Multidisciplinary Success Center Updated 03/15/20238 d.) 375 cards In the previous problem, some of the answer choices used the extraneous information - 15 figurine