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(1) Apples

I had 25 apples. I divided them between 5 friends. How many does each friend get?

by Olivia, age 10, grade 4
Abraham Pierson School
Mr.Shaughnessy's class
Clinton, Connecticut, U.S.
June 18, 2001
(2) One Little Kitty

1 little kitty + 105 little kitties = 106 little kitties.
1 little kitty can do 5 times the mess.
If you have 5 little kitties: 25 times the mess.
Once there were seven little kitties. Each one ate 7 little fish. How many fish did they eat in all?

by Elise M., age 9, grade 4
Universal Academy
Doubleoak, Texas, U.S.
August 4, 2001
(3) 77 Jelly Beans

I love jelly beans!! My favourites are white. In my packet there were 77 jelly beans of six colors. There were 7 white, 10 black, 15 red, 6 green and 14 yellow. How many were orange??

by Marg, age 8, grade 4
Runcorn School
Mrs. Buddle's class
Australia
September 11, 2001
(4) Dolls

Alexa had 9 dolls, but she lost 2. Her friend Katie gave Alexa 16 more. Then she got 6 more for her birthday. How many dolls does Alexa have now?

by Jessica, age 11, grade 6
Wanamaker Elementary School
Mrs. Devor's class
Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
October 8, 2001
(5) The Wow Number of Cats

There are four cats. Three left, then eight more came. Then two left, then eight more came. What is the number of cats?

by Tiffany, age 9, grade 3
Manteno Elementary School
Mrs. Taylor's class
Manteno, Illinois, U.S.
May 1, 2002
(6) The Red Ugly Cats

Once there were eight ugly cats. One more came and two left. Finally there were four cats left. How many more cats came or left before that?

by Tiffany, age 9, grade 3
Manteno Elementary School
Mrs. Taylor's class
Manteno, Illinois, U.S.
May 1, 2002
(7) Hungry Rabbits

There are four rabbits and twenty carrots. How many carrots will each rabbit get?

by Jamie, age 10, grade 4
Talented Student Option School
Miss Schieman's class
Wheat Ridge, Colorado, U.S.
May 2, 2002
(8) Dirty Diapers

There were 6 babies. Each baby used 5 diapers. How many dirty diapers were there?

by Haleigh P., age 8, grade 3
Talented Student Option School
Miss Schieman's class
Wheat Ridge, Colorado, U.S.
May 2, 2002
(9) Puppy Treats

There were 9 puppies. Each puppy had 7 dog treats. How many did they have all together?

by Taylor, age 8, grade 3
Talented Student Option School
Miss Schieman's class
Wheat Ridge, Colorado, U.S.
May 2, 2002
(10) Friends

I have 123 friends. 20 of them are my best friends. 54 are my good friends. How many normal friends are left over?

by Toni, age 13, grade 8
Bentley Park College
Ms. Morrison's class
Cairns, Australia
May 2, 2002
(11) 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


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