Once you know your basic operations addition, subtraction,multiplication, division you will encounter story problems also known as word problems that require you to read a problem and decide which operation to perform in order to get the answer. There are key words here that often indicate which operation you will use. We will give you a list of them, but remember that for many problems there may not be a key word and you’ll have to use your best judgment in order to figure out what to do.
