The Bee Tree Story Problems 1

The Bee Tree Story Problems
created by Ginger A.

1. Eight bees were in the jar. Mary Ellen let six bees out of the jar. How many bees are left in the jar?
2. The Queen Bee is being chased by a cat, one goose, nine goats, four dogs, and two cows. How many animals are chasing Queenie?
3. Five friends are having a tea party. Each friend wants 1 teaspoon of honey in his tea. If each friend drinks two cups of tea, how many teaspoons of honey will be used?
4. Bertha Fitchworth has pumped twenty pounds of air into her tire. A tire needs thirty-two pounds to be fully inflated. How many more pounds must Bertha pump?
5. There are four tires on the car, four tires on the stroller, and two tires on the bike. How many tires in all?
6. Mary Ellen's biscuit recipe yields one dozen biscuits. If she doubles the recipe, how many biscuits will she have?
7. Baby Sylvester dirtied three diapers in the morning, four diapers in the afternoon, and five diapers during the night. How many dirty diapers does mom have to wash?
8. Grampa placed three glass jars on the table. Mary Ellen accidentally broke one. How many jars are left?

*The following information is needed for the next two problems
2 cups = 1 pint
2 pints = 1 quart
4 quarts = 1 gallon

9. Mary Ellen has one pint of honey. If she gives one cup to Petra and one cup to Dorma, how much will be left?
10. Grampa has one gallon of honey. If he gives half of it to Einar Tundevold, how much will Grampa have left?