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This batch of math story problems comes to us from Ms. Gongora's third grade class at Northampton Elementary School in Spring, TX.

(1) Math Whiz

Ashley fed 50 cats. 30 of them got full. How many are still eating?

 by Ashley G., age 9, grade 3
Northampton Elementary School
Ms. Gongora's class
Spring, Texas, U.S.
March 27, 2002
(2) Dogs

I have 16 puppies. 5 run away. How many are left?

 by Shannon, age 8, grade 3
Northampton Elementary School
Ms. Gongora's class
Spring, Texas, U.S.
March 27, 2002
(3) On Friday the 13th

 On Friday the 13th, 13 black cats crossed Kimmie and Zoe. Then 6 more black cats crossed their path. How many black cats crossed their path?

 by Kimmie, age 9, grade 3
Northampton Elementary School
Ms. Gongora's class
Spring, Texas, U.S.
March 27, 2002
(4) Ducks

There were two ducks at a pond. Three ducks joined and two left. How many are left?

 by Angela, age 9, grade 3
Northampton Elementary School
Ms. Gongora's class
Spring, Texas, U.S.
March 27, 2002
(5) Dogs

There are 16 dogs in a park. Seven of them played on the grass. The rest went swimming. How many stayed dry?

by Taylor, age 9, grade 3
Northampton Elementary School
Ms. Gongora's class
Spring, Texas, U.S.
March 27, 2002
(6) Birds

There are 5 birds in a tree. 4 flew away. 2 came back. How many birds are in the tree now?

 by Bryan, age 9, grade 3
Northampton Elementary School
Ms. Gongora's class
Spring, Texas, U.S.
March 27, 2002
(7) Hot Cookies

Ann had hot cookies to give to a sick friend. She had 25 cookies cooling on the table. Ann took 25 more cookies out of the oven. How many cookies does Ann have now?

 by Stacey, age 8, grade 3
Northampton Elementary School
Ms. Gongora's class
Spring, Texas, U.S.
March 27, 2002
(8) Parrots

There were 7 parrots in a tree. 3 flew away. 2 came back. How many are there in all?

 by Alex, age 9, grade 3
Northampton Elementary School
Ms. Gongora's class
Spring, Texas, U.S.
March 27, 2002
(9) The Little Old Lady Who Ate Snails

The little old lady was on a trip in the jungle. She found 100 snails. She ate 70. How many snails are left?

 by Jim, age 9, grade 3
Northampton Elementary School
Ms. Gongora's class
Spring, Texas, U.S.
March 27, 2002
(10) Boats

There were 2 boats. In each boat there were 16 people. How many people were in the 2 boats altogether?

by Erin, age 9, grade 3
Northampton Elementary School
Ms. Gongora's class
Spring, Texas, U.S.
March 27, 2002


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