Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Joseph creates math story problems

1. Create a story problem for 5-2 = ?
The model railroad warehouse has five (5) steam trains and has two (2) diesel trains. How many fewer diesel trains than steam trains does the warehouse have? Answer: 3 fewer diesel trains

2. Create a story problem for 6+4 = ?
The construction site has six (6) iron bars already, then they hoist four (4) more bars. How many iron bars in are used in all? Answer: 10 iron bars

3. Create a story problem for 12-6 = ?
The hardware store has twelve (12) pieces of wood, they sell six (6) pieces of wood. How many pieces of wood are left? Answer: 6 pieces of wood

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