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(1) Tigers

There were 10,000,000 tigers in the jungle and 1,000 were taken to live in captivity. How many were left?

by Chelsea, age 10, grade 4
Hatherly School
Mrs. McGrath's class
Scituate, Massachusetts, U.S.
December 4, 2002
(2) Zoo

I go to the zoo with my dad and mum. 1 child ticket costs $10 and 1 parent ticket costs $24. How much do our 3 tickets cost?

by no name, age 11, grade 5
Glen Waverley Primary School
Mrs. Tomecek's class
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
December 5, 2002
(3) How Many Cats?

If there were 556 cats and I gained 5 times as many how many cats would I have now?

by no name
December 7, 2002
(4) Dogs

There were 120 dogs with missing teeth, legs, or eyes. 30 had no teeth, and 40 had no legs. How many dogs had no eyes?

by Katy, age 10, grade 5
Edgewater Public School
Mrs. Casella's class
Edgewater, Florida, U.S.
November 29, 2002
(5) Scrambled Stripes

There were 11 tiger cubs in the zoo. The zookeeper had to know how may stripes were on the tigers altogether. Each cub had 20 stripes. How many stripes were there in all?

by Sarah, age 8, grade 3
Mt. Pleasant Elementary School
Mrs. DeJohn's class
Newark, Delaware, U.S.
December 9, 2002
(6) Ornaments

There were 20 red ornaments, 20 green ornaments, and 20 gold ornaments. How many ornaments were there in all?

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

There were 82 delicious looking candy canes finished in the factory on the first day. The second day 4 times more were finished. How many candy canes were made in all?

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

60 PlayStations were made on Tuesday. On Wednesday 2 times more were made. How many PlayStations were made all together?

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

There are 20 cookies shaped as Santa. 5 times more Santa cookies came in the mail. How many cookies are there now?

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

John had 40 toys for Christmas Eve. On Christmas Day he got 5 times more. How many toys did he get on Christmas Day?

by John, age 10, grade 4
Manteno Elementary School
Ms. Weddell's class
Manteno, Illinois, U.S.
December 16, 2002


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