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(1) Four Dogs and One Cat I have 4 dogs and 1 cat. 2 of my dogs like my cat. How many of my dogs don't like my cat? |
by Allison, age 7, grade 2 homeschooled Saline, Michigan, U.S. August 28, 2002 |
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(2) Messy Cats Ten cats are clean. Four cats ran through the mud. How many cats are messy? |
by Kylie, age 10, grade 4 Mrs. L's class Ohio, U.S. August 30, 2002 |
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(3) The Chase There were 7 cats. A dog chased 1 cat away. How many cats are left? |
by Cameron, age 7, grade 1 Guildford West Primary School Miss Mifsud's class Sydney, Australia September 5, 2002 |
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(4) Golf Problem I threw 8 balls. 6 were out of the putting green. How many balls do I have left on the green? |
by no name, age 8, grade 3 Colegio Nueva Granada Mr. Steve's class Bogota, Colombia September 5, 2002 |
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(5) Party Dogs Five dogs were at a party. One left. Then two more dogs came. How many dogs are at the party now? |
by Ryan, age 11, grade 6 Torrington Middle School Mrs. Dzialo's class Torrington, Connecticut, U.S. September 22, 2002 |
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(6) Puppies Andrea has five puppies. Her friend Tatiana gave her five more puppies. How many puppies does she have now? |
by Claudia, age 9, grade 5 St. Santomas More School Ms. Johns' class Calgary, Alberta, Canada September 27, 2002 |
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(7) Zac Man There are 8 boys sitting on a fence. 4 left. How many boy sare still on the fence? |
by Zachary, age 7, grade 2 Lomie Heard School Mrs. Bush's class Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. October 1, 2002 |
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(8) Test I have been taking a test for one hour. The test is 2 hours long. How long have I been taking the test????????????? |
by Katie October 2, 2002 |
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(9) The Newspaper There are 14 newpapers. 6 have just been bought. How many newspapers have been bought? |
by Justine, age 9, grade 3 Sierra Vista Elementary School Miss Knuth's class Pueblo West October 6, 2002 |
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(10) Animals I have 8 animals and two of them ran away. How many animals are left? |
by Nancy, age 8, grade 3 Maquatua Eeyou School Jessi White's class Wemindji, PQ October 7, 2002 |
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