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(1) 3 Way Problem There were 20 skiers on the hill talking to each other. 5 went down the hill. Then 6 more went down. How many skiers are left? |
by Michael, age 8, grade 3 Mittelstadt Mrs. Cooper's class Spring, Texas August 21, 2002 |
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(2) Making Change If I had $1.00 and I spent 99 cents, how much would I have left? |
by Katie, age 9, grade 4 Edison Elementary School Ohio, U.S. August 30, 2002 |
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(3) Pencils Tary collects pencils. He has 24 pencils now. He found 12 pencils. His friends came over. He gave his friends 4 pencils. How many does he have left? |
by Sabrina, age 9, grade 4 North Harlem Elementary School Mrs. Curtis's class Harlem, Georgia, U.S. October 3, 2002 |
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(4) The Baseballs Nicholas has 33 baseballs. James gave him 20 more. Then Nicholas gave 12 to Ben today. How many does Nicholas have in all? |
by Nicholas, age 9, grade 4 North Harlem Elementary School Mrs. Curtis's class Harlem, Georgia, U.S. October 3, 2002 |
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(5) The Tour on the Ship A boy named Jason went on a tour to Africa on a ship with his four friends and his mom. They went to see a movie on the ship. It costs $2 for kids under 15 years old and $5 for people 15 years old and older. If Jason, his mom, and his 4 friends went to see the movie, how much money would it cost all together? (Jason and his friends are 13.) |
by Whitney, age 10, grade 4 North Harlem Elementary School Mrs. Curtis's class Harlem, Georgia, U.S. October 5, 2002 |
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(6) Too Many Girls There are 27 girls in Silverado but 3 of them left and 29 more came. How many girls are there total? |
by D.J., age 12, grade 6 Mt. George School Mrs. Martin's class Napa, California, U.S. October 4, 2002 |
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(7) Hit Six There were six puppies. 5 had 2 eyes and 1 had one eye. How many eyes in all? |
by Alisabeth, age 10, grade 5 Orchard Hills School Mr. Simler's class October 7, 2002 |
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(8) On a Branch There are 150 birds on a branch. 50 flew away. 32 came back. How mny are there now? |
by Tommy, age 10, grade 5 John F. Ryan School Mrs. Johnson's class Tewksbury, Massachusetts, U.S. October 9, 2002 |
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(9) Cats in the Hall There are 1,000 cats in the hall. If 3 cats went to the store and a hundred more cats came, how many would be in the hall? |
by Willie, age 12, grade 7 North Junior High School Ms. Faswan's class Earlie, Texas, U.S. October 9, 2002 |
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(10) Fishy Math Alexandra had 500 fish. 54 swam away. How many left? |
by Tara, age 8, grade 2 Penguin Primary School Donna Harris's class Penguin, TAS, Australia October 9, 2002 |
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