The signs you need to master for mathematical operations are plus, minus, multiplication and division. These signs are easy to recognise:
OPERATION SIGNS
Addition: + (plus) eg 32 + 8 = 40
Subtraction: - (minus) eg 32 - 8 = 24
Multiplication: × (times) eg 12 × 8 = 96
Division: ÷ (divided by) eg 40 ÷ 8 = 5
You will usually encounter these signs in sums, but they can also appear in word problems. Many of the words are common English words, but they
