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(1) The Teacher Story

There were 24 students and 2 teachers. How many students were in each class (if the classes were the same size)?

by Molly, age 9, grade 3
Cedar Creek School
Mrs. Letlow's class
Ruston, Louisiana, U.S.
December 10, 2002
(2) Passengers

There are four cars. Each car has three passengers. How many passengers are there in all?

by April, age 11, grade 5
Mrs. Dodd's class
December 11, 2002
(3) People

There were 2,005 people and 14 left. How many are there now?

by Ashley, age 10, grade 5
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
December 11, 2002
(4) Presents

Five presents were under the tree. Each present was wrapped in paper with 4 red stripes. How many stripes were under the tree?

by Jacob R., age 10, grade 4
Manteno Elementary School
Ms. Weddell's class
Manteno, Illinois, U.S.
December 16, 2002
(5) Snowmen

My family made groups of 5 snowmen in 8 yards. How many snowmen were made all together?

by Jacob R., age 10, grade 4
Manteno Elementary School
Ms. Weddell's class
Manteno, Illinois, U.S.
December 16, 2002
(6) Christmas Cookies

My mom baked Christmas cookies. She made 2 Christmas tree cookies. Each tree used 5 green sprinkles. How many sprinkles does she need?

by Cody, age 10, grade 4
Manteno Elementary School
Ms. Weddell's class
Manteno, Illinois, U.S.
December 16, 2002
(7) Toys

There are 4 pairs of roller blades. Each pair needs 6 wheels. How many wheels do the elves need?

by Cody, age 10, grade 4
Manteno Elementary School
Ms. Weddell's class
Manteno, Illinois, U.S.
December 16, 2002
(8) Carolers

I was a caroler today. We went to 5 houses and sang 6 songs at each house. How many songs did I sing?

by Cody, age 10, grade 4
Manteno Elementary School
Ms. Weddell's class
Manteno, Illinois, U.S.
December 16, 2002
(9) Christmas Is Here

If Jonathan got 5 times more presents than Rachelle, and Rachelle got 5 presents, how many presents does Jonathan have?

by Benjamin, age 12, grade 7
Oberon School
Mrs. Wysong's class
Arvada, Colorado, U.S.
December 18, 2002
(10) Leprechauns

There were three leprechauns and 7,777 leprechauns joined them. How many in all?

by Sadie, age 11, grade 4
Princeton School
Doro's class
Princeton, Wisconsin, U.S.
December 19, 2002


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