Prairie Math

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  1. There are 23 chairs in the room. Each chair has 2 cushions.  A cushion has 8 buttons.  How many buttons are there in the room?       

  2. One day Laura saw 5 carriages. Each carriage holds 4 people.  The towns population is 28.  At the most, how many people were out?

  3. Pa can kill 5 wolves a day.  In the year 1996, how many wolves can he kill?

  4. Laura saw 15 bears the 1st. day, 7 on the 2nd.day, and 20 bears on the 3rd. day.  On average, how many bears did she see?

  5. The train weighs 2,781 pounds. It can carry 459 pounds.  What is the trains maximum weight?  

  6. Pa travelled 700 miles on a train back to Wisconsin.  It costs $0.03 a mile to ride on the train. How much was Pa's ticket?  

  7. Laura cooked 20 chickens and 8 were bad. How many were good?

  8. There were 50 people in the town and 25 didn’t show up at the hoedown. How many people showed up?

  9. If there are 4 kids and 5 come over to visit. How many kids are there?

  10. 15 cows were in the field and 3 went to the lake. How many were left in the field?

 

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