What are the key words and phrases that indicate certain operations?

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anonymous · Answer

@HomeworkHelper099

anonymous · Answer

Do you know what "operations" are?

anonymous · Answer

i think so..... but dont quite now how to put in words.....  @SmoothMath

anonymous · Answer

It's something you can do to two numbers. An example would be addition. Addition is an operation.

anonymous · Answer

so basically any math problem that dosnt have a variable.

anonymous · Answer

Eh... kind of correct. Except we can perform operations with variable also.
3+x is still addition.

anonymous · Answer

so every math problem....

anonymous · Answer

"math problem" is a really very broad term. A math problem could be as simple as "What's 2+2?" or as complicated as "How can I launch a rocket and make it land on mars?"

A complicated math problem would involve more than one operation.

anonymous · Answer

"What's 2+3-1?" is a math problem. There's more than one operation involved.

anonymous · Answer

oh ok i get :)

anonymous · Answer

Can you tell me some other operations besides addition?

anonymous · Answer

ahhhh.....hehe, um..... 5-6....???

anonymous · Answer

What's the operation if you do 5-6? is that addition?

anonymous · Answer

no is not addition.... i mean an operation is something you can do to two # and u can - 5 & 6