Sunday, December 18, 2011

Holiday Stories

Choose 2 story problems to solve.  Type the number sentence and the answer in a complete sentence.  Here is an example of what your comment might look like:
9+4 = 13   There are 13 cookies in all.

Bears and Squirrels:

1.  There were 12 ornaments on the tree.  The cat knocked 5 ornaments off.  How many ornaments are left on the tree?

2.  I bought 7 candy canes.  My brother bought 10 candy canes.  How many candy canes do we have in all?

3.  We had 15 presents.  The Grinch stole 8 of them.  How many presents do we have left?

4.  My snowman had 11 buttons for his mouth.  When he started to melt, he lost 9 buttons.  How many buttons does he have now?

Owls:

1.  Tacky has 14 penguin friends.  He has 27 friends that are different kinds of birds.  How many friends does Tacky have in all?

2.  The Grinch stole 54 presents.  When his heart grew, he returned some of the presents, but also kept some for himself.  If he returned 45 gifts, how many did he keep for himself?

3.  We made 17 gingerbread cookies, 12 chocolate chip, and 25 sugar cookies.  How many cookies did we make in all?

4.  I brought 104 candy canes to the party.  59 candy canes got eaten.  How many candy canes are left over?
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15 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 19, 2011 at 8:25 AM

    there were 5 bottons. we got 3 more . 5+3=8 M.M

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  2. AnonymousDecember 19, 2011 at 8:30 AM

    ther is 3 cooikes and 5 more cookies how
    mane cooikes in all. 3+5=8. ther are 8 cooikes.

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  3. AnonymousDecember 19, 2011 at 8:55 AM

    14+27=41 tacky has 41 friends. aks



    54
    -45
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    09 the grinch kept 9 presents.

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  4. AnonymousDecember 19, 2011 at 8:58 AM

    14+27=41 Tacky has 41 freinds in all.

    17+12+25=47 There are 47 cookies in all

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  5. AnonymousDecember 19, 2011 at 9:09 AM

    I had 9 cookis 2 got aet how maey left 9-2=7.wg

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  6. AnonymousDecember 20, 2011 at 8:37 AM

    1.12-5=7 There are 7 ornaments left on the tree.
    2.10+7=17 there are 17 candy canes in all.3.15-8=7
    we have 7 presents left.4.11-9=2 Now he has2 left.


    G.C

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  7. AnonymousDecember 20, 2011 at 8:40 AM

    I have 19 presents I opened 4 of them.14 are left.JM

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  8. AnonymousDecember 20, 2011 at 8:49 AM

    12+33=45 There are 45 cookies in all.

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  9. AnonymousDecember 20, 2011 at 8:52 AM

    12+33=45 There are 45 cookies in all. P.G.

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  10. AnonymousDecember 21, 2011 at 8:27 AM

    54-45=9 The grinch has nine gifts left.
    17+12=29+25=54 We have 54 cookies in all.





    E.W.

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  11. AnonymousDecember 21, 2011 at 8:29 AM

    53-45=8 presents. 14+27=41 friends. e.b.c

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  12. AnonymousDecember 21, 2011 at 8:30 AM

    I had 6 candy canes and my brother took 3 I had
    3 candy canes.6-3=3



    GP

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  13. AnonymousDecember 21, 2011 at 8:55 AM

    make a ten

    54-45=19
    50-40=10
    The grinch kept 19 gifts


    -dj

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  14. AnonymousDecember 22, 2011 at 8:43 AM

    1.3.15-8=7
    2.4.11-9=2
    -J.Y

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  15. AnonymousDecember 22, 2011 at 8:53 AM

    We had 11 presents. The Grinch stole 7 of them.How many presents do we have left. 11-7=4 there are 4
    presents left.




    -AD

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