silly story problems
Pip and Squeak are having a contest to see who can collect the most seeds. Pip collects 4 seeds every hour for 5 hours, and Squeak collects 6 seeds every hour for 3 hours. Who collects the most AND how many more do they get?
Pip collects 2 more
4 elves each make 4 toys on Monday. On Tuesday, the 4 elves each make 6 toys. How many toys do they make in all Monday and Tuesday?
40 toys
Jackson A and Colby make 20 snowballs. Faith and Ava make 6 more than the boys. How many snowballs do they make altogether for a class snowball fight?
46
40 * 7 =
8 * 30 =
280
240
There are 7 spiders on a web. 3 of them have a broken leg, 2 of them have a sprained ankle, and 4 more lost a leg in a recess accident. How many TOTAL legs are NOT hurt?!?!?
47
Mr. and Mrs. Claus r making cupcakes for their friends. Mrs. C wants to put 3 gumdrops on each cupcake. She had 18 gumdrops, and Mr. C just found 9 more. Now how many cupcakes can she decorate?
9 cupcakes
Asher, Vidal, and Willow made 7 snowflakes. Lilly, Parker, and Alivia made twice that many. How many snowflakes did the kids make altogether?
21 snowflakes
(5 *3) + 7 =
5 * (2 + 8) =
22
50
The 3rd and 4th grades are having a contest of who can build the tallest snowman. The 3rd grade snowman uses 4 snowballs that are each 6 yards tall, and the 4th grade snowman has 3 snowballs that are each 7 yards tall. Which grade wins and by how many yards?
3rd grade wins by 3 yards
Santa goes to 20 houses the first hour of CHristmas Eve and eats 3 cookies at each house. He is very full, but in the second hour he eats 2 cookies at each of the 10 houses he visits. How many cookies has he had altogether?
80 cookies
Penelope, Kinley, and Lincoln want to beat Ryker and Rhett in basketball at recess. The girls score 4 baskets and 3 free throws. The boys score 6 baskets. Who wins and by how much?
Boys by 1
7 * 8 =
9 * 9 =
6 * 8 =
56
81
48
Bill sold 45 cupcakes in the morning, and 28 in the afternoon. Bob sold 52 cupcakes. How many more cupcakes did Bill sell than Bob?
21
The naughty reindeer ate all the candy canes from the elves pockets. There were 9 elves taking care of the reindeer and they each had 4 pockets with a candy cane in each pocket. How many candy canes did the elves eat?
36
Laurel and Athena are trying to beat Jackson M at math facts. The girls answer 24 problems on a timed test but get 3 wrong. Jackson answers 29 problems, but misses 8. Who gets more correct?
IT IS A TIE - both 21
7 * 50 =
(3 + 6) * 7 =
350
63