| Title |
Farmer Brown's Farm |
| Intro |
Farmer Brown has a farm, and everyday he has to do a lot of calculations to ensure that everything's just fine. Help Farmer Brown run his farm. |
| Date Created |
Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:56:31 +1100 |
| Date Modified |
Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:17:29 +1100 |
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| All Tags: |
Keyword Tags:
Grade 2, Word Problems
Subject Tags:
Mathematics
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| Is Public |
Yes
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| Owner |
guest |
| Size |
40.6 KB |
| Questions |
- Q1. Farmer Brown had 32 hens. A fox ran away with 7. How many hens are left on the farm?
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1. 25
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2. 29
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3. 15
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4. 22
- Explanation: Farmer Brown had 32 hens. Since a fox ran away with 7, he is left with 7 LESS hens. So, the number of hens left on the farm is 32 - 7 = 25
- Q2. Farmer Brown has 3 cows. One cow gave birth to 2 calves. How many cows does Farmer Brown have now?
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1. 4
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2. 5
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3. 6
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4. 7
- Explanation: Since there are 2 new cows, the total number of cows is now 3 + 2 = 5
- Q3. Farmer Brown's hens laid 75 eggs. He sold 46 eggs. How many eggs are left?
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1. 18
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2. 49
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3. 29
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4. 36
- Explanation: Farmer Brown had 75 eggs. Now there are 46 eggs LESS. So, the number of eggs left is 75 - 46 = 29
- Q4. Farmer Brown decided to go to town by bus to buy a horse. Including Farmer Brown, the bus had 147 people travelling in it. 57 people got down at the stop before Farmer Brown's. How many people were left in the bus?
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1. 85
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2. 90
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3. 115
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4. 120
- Explanation: There were 147 people on the bus. When 57 people got down, there were 57 people LESS on the bus. So, the number of people left on the bus was 147 - 57 = 90
- Q5. Farmer Brown's son likes reading comics. He has a collection of 68 comics. He received 37 more on his birthday. How many comics does he have now?
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1. 56
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2. 89
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3. 105
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4. 112
- Explanation: Farmer Brown's son had 68 comics. 37 were ADDED to his collection. So, now he has 68 + 37 = 105 comics.
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