Story Problems

Practice

The Cyber Teacher's
Story Problem Solving Adventure

1.  There are 8 puppies on a rug. 2 more puppies run onto the rug. How many puppies are there in all?

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2.  Pacific Time is three hours behind Eastern Standard Time.  Cleveland, Ohio is in the Eastern Standard Time zone.  Los Angeles, California is in the Pacific Time Zone.  If an airplane landed in California at 3:00pm, what time is it in Cleveland, Ohio?

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3.  Gary drives to work everyday.  It takes him 50 minutes to get to work.  Sometimes, he stops at McDonald's for coffee.  That usually takes another 10 minutes.  If Gary stopped for coffee this morning, how long did it take him to get to work?

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4.  Mrs. Leonard has 23 students in her class.  There are 25 computers in the lab.  Can every child be on a computer at the same time? 

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5.  Mrs. Bartos has 25 students.  It was a snowy day, so all the children wore their boots to school.  When the children went home, Mrs. Bartos noticed three pairs of boots left in the hall.  How many students went home without boots?

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How many went home with boots?