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(1) Bats

On Halloween night there were 17 bats. 13 went home and then 8 came back. How many bats are there now?

by Andrea R., age 7, grade 2
Seminole Elementary School
Mrs. Debose's class
Miami, Florida, U.S.
October 30, 2002
(2) The Garden

In my garden, there are 9 flowers. Every flower has 2 butterflies on it. How many butterflies are on the flowers?

by Ellee, age 8, grade 3
The Raleigh School
Mr. Sather's class
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
October 31, 2002
(3) Dogs and Cats

There are 22 dogs and 20 cats. 5 dogs run away. How many dogs are left?

by Leonard, age 10, grade 3
Morningside School
Ms. Young's class
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
October 31, 2002
(4) What Weighs More?

What weighs more, a pound of leaves or a pound of rock?

by Misty, age 13, grade 8
October 31, 2002
(5) Scaredy Cat

There are 223 cats at a schoolyard. 49 got scared away by a dog. 15 more got scared away by a human. 8 just left. There are two deer. How many cats are still at the school yard?

by Tyler, age 9, grade 4
Kings Highway School
Ms. Garrick's class
Westport, Connecticut, U.S.
November 1, 2002
(6) Dancing Skeletons

One night I was trick-or-treating all alone. As I was walking I passed a graveyard, and I saw some skeletons dancing around their graves. There were 20 graves and 4 skeletons at each grave. How many skeletons were there in all?

by Leah, age 9, grade 4
Kings Highway School
Ms. Garrick's class
Westport, Connecticut, U.S.
November 1, 2002
(7) The Graveyard

As I was walking home from school I took a shortcut through the graveyard. I saw 5,432 graves. The owners were going to add 4,352 graves. How many graves would there be?

by Hannah, age 9, grade 4
Kings Highway School
Ms. Sappington's class
Westport, Connecticut, U.S.
November 1, 2002
(8) The Candy Store

I bought nine suckers. They cost ten cents each. How much did I spend?

by Victoria, age 7, grade 2
Levi Milton Elementary School
Mrs. Morgan's class
Walker, Louisiana, U.S.
November 2, 2002
(9) Joe's Fish

Joe feeds his fish 2 times a day. He gives his fish 165 pieces each time. How many pieces does Joe give his fish in all, every day?

by Michael, age 8, grade 3
Hawthorne Elementary School
Ms. Kelly Brown's class
Jonesboro, Georgia, U.S.
November 3, 2002
(10) Bird Eggs

Once upon a time there were 4 little birds. Each bird laid 5 eggs. How many eggs were there in all?

by Amoure, age 9, grade 4
S. A. E. S.
Mrs. Reed's class
Belgium
November 4, 2002


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