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(1) Cats I saw 40 paws that belonged to cats. How many cats did I see?		by Diana, age 10, grade 5 Dee Why Public School Mr. Lee's class Sydney, NSW, Australia May 6, 2002
(2) Dustin the Hockey Player Dustin had 200 pucks in a bucket. He shot 129 in his goal, and he lost 2, then he put 20 more in his bucket. How many does he have in the bucket now?		by Dustin, age 10, grade 4 Carl Sandburg School Mrs. Rigdon's class West Valley, Utah, U.S. May 11, 2002
(3) Shells Hannah goes to the beach and finds 200 sea shells. She drops 10 and finds 60 more. Then she drops 30 and then picks up 10. How many shells does she have now?		by Hannah, age 10, grade 4 Great Place to Learn Miss Baillargeon's class Swansea, Massachusetts, U.S. May 13, 2002
(4) Lemonade Stand Beth and Hannah decide to open up a lemonade stand. The two girls got into a fight and each opened up their stand. Five people got lemonade from Hannah and she sold five cups. Each person spent $5.00 on lemonade. How much money did Hannah get that day?		by Hannah, age 10, grade 4 Great Place to Learn Miss Baillargeon's class Swansea, Massachusetts, U.S. May 13, 2002
(5) Fingers If I have five fingers on each hand and the Alien has five hands, how many fingers does the Alien have?		by Emily, age 9, grade 3 homeschooled by Christina Susanville, California U.S. May 13, 2002
(6) The Kitties There were 10,000 little kitties. 575 got swiped by 573 hawks. How many kitties are left?		by Jacob and Adam, age 8, grade 2 Martin Elementary School Miss Baillargeon's class Seekonk, Massachusetts, U.S. May 20, 2002
(7) Baby Whales There were 100 baby whales. The next day 10 times that amount were born. How many whales were born on that day?		by Adam and Jacob, age 8, grade 2 Martin Elementary School Miss Baillargeon's class Seekonk, Massachusetts, U.S. May 20, 2002
(8) The Fish 50,320 fish live in the Atlantic Ocean. 63 fish live in the Indian Ocean. In the China Sea 45,328 fish live. The sharks ate 63 out of one ocean, 821 out of another, and in the last ocean they ate 33,000 fish. How many fish are left in the three oceans?		by Kyle and Michael, age 8, grade 2 Martin Elementary School Miss Baillargeon's class Seekonk, Massachusetts, U.S. May 20, 2002
(9) Jazz Shoes Mary has 70 pairs of jazz shoes. Each shoe has 2 laces. How many laces are there in all?		by Mary, age 10, grade 4 Goodnoe Elementary School Miss Palmeri's class Newtown, Pennsylvania, U.S. May 24, 2002
(10) Mes Amis (My Friends) I have 10 friends and I have 20 cookies. How many cookies does each friend get?		by Meosha, age 10, grade 5 Kate Burgess School Mr. West's class Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S. May 24, 2002