Sample word
problems to teach counting, logical and analytical skills.
For grade K.
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Katie has 4 balls. The balls are red and blue. She has more blue
balls than red. Draw the balls.
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Jane and the monkey Anfisa both have an equal
bunch of bananas. Anfisa takes away one banana from Jane.
Who has more bananas?
How many more?
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3. Ann has 5 apples. Kate
has 11 apples. How many apples should Kate give to Ann, so they
each have the same number of apples?
4. In the morning, mother bought 10 plums and put
them in the bowl and on the plate. In the evening, Paul ate two
plums from the plate and saw that the number of plums in the bowl
and on the plate were equal. Draw the plums:
5.
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Once, chickens and sheep were walking in the garden.
A traveler counted 5 tails and 12 feet.
Please, draw these animals.
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For grade 1.
1.
A mother cat boiled some crabs and divided them evenly between her
kitten and herself. The kitten said, "I can't eat that many!"
and gave 7 crabs to his mother. How many fewer crabs than his mother
does he have now?
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Workers
are building several houses.
Each house has 4 walls and 2 doors.
They built 8 more walls than doors.
How many houses did they build?
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3.
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Farmer
has chickens and sheep.
In his field he counts 7 heads and 24 feet.
How many sheep does he have? |
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4. There were 16 birds on two trees.
From the first tree 2 birds flew away, and from the second tree
5 birds flew onto the first one.
Then the number of birds on each tree became the same.
How many birds were on each tree in the beginning?
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