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(1) So Many Cats I have 1,459,594,945 cats. I gave 1 to my friend but a woman gave me 945 cats. How many I have now? |
by Virginia, age 11, grade 6 S. E. Shull School Ms. Daly and Mrs. Vaughan's class Perth Amboy, New Jersey, U.S. November 22, 2002 |
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(2) Candy Bars There are 12 kids who want candy bars. They each want 12. How many candy bars do we need? |
by Isaac, age 11, grade 6 S. E. Shull School Ms. Daly and Mrs. Vaughan's class Perth Amboy, New Jersey, U.S. November 22, 2002 |
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(3) The Pet Shop Count John went to the pet shop. He wanted to buy 3 fish, 2 dogs, 8 lizards, and 10 snakes. Each animal cost 10 dollars. How much did they all cost? |
by Gregorio, age 12, grade 6 S. E. Shull School Ms. Daly and Mrs. Vaughan's class Perth Amboy, New Jersey, U.S. November 22, 2002 |
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(4) The Money Problem I have $1,529. My friend has $1,500, and my sister has $1,000, but she wasted $200 on clothes, so how much do we have all together? |
by Alex, age 12, grade 6 S. E. Shull School Ms. Daly and Mrs. Vaughan's class Perth Amboy, New Jersey, U.S. November 22, 2002 |
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(5) Magic Books There were 30 books. If 15 people each bought 2, how many are left? |
by Lyssa, age 11, grade 6 S. E. Shull School Ms. Novello and Mrs. Vaughan's class Perth Amboy, New Jersey, U.S. November 22, 2002 |
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(6) How Many Elephants There are fourteen elephants in the savanna jungle. Two groups of seven elephants left for the water hole. How many elephants are left? |
by Lester, age 11, grade 6 S. E. Shull School Ms. Novello and Mrs. Vaughan's class Perth Amboy, New Jersey, U.S. November 22, 2002 |
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(7) The Airplanes There are 240 police officers and they have to go on 60 airplanes. How many officers will be on each airplane if there are an even amount on each? |
by Giancarlo, age 11, grade 6 S. E. Shull School Ms. Novello and Mrs. Vaughan's class Perth Amboy, New Jersey, U.S. November 22, 2002 |
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(8) CDs 12 people are in a CD store. There are 144 CDs for sale. How can you split them up so that everyone could get the same number of CDs? |
by Vicente, age 12, grade 6 S. E. Shull School Ms. Novello and Mrs. Vaughan's class Perth Amboy, New Jersey, U.S. November 22, 2002 |
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(9) Sodas If my mom bought 3 packs of soda and each pack has 12 cans. How many cans of soda did she buy? |
by Wilfredo, age 12, grade 6 S. E. Shull School Ms. Novello and Mrs. Vaughan's class Perth Amboy, New Jersey, U.S. November 22, 2002 |
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(10) Candy There are 2 kids in a store who bought 100 candies, shared equally. How many did each kid get? |
by Juan, age 12, grade 6 S. E. Shull School Ms. Novello and Mrs. Vaughan's class Perth Amboy, New Jersey, U.S. November 22, 2002 |
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