Lentil Story Problems created by

Lentil Story Problems
created by Ginger A.

1. Alto School is having recess. Three boys are playing marbles. Four boys are walking. How many boys are having recess?
2. Five girls are on the playground. One girl is jumping rope. How many girls are not jumping rope?
3. The students at Alto School learn two new songs each week. How many songs will they know by then end of the six weeks?
4. When Lentil tried to sing, four dogs and some cats ran away. In all ten animals ran away. How many were cats?
5. The cost of the harmonica is twenty-eight cents. Lentil gave the storekeeper three dimes. How much change will he receive?
6. Lentil practices his harmonica three times each day. How many practice sessions are in six days?
7. Lentil ate 100% of his spinach at supper. How much was left-over?
8. Four men hung out flags. Three men decorated the streets. How many men helped get ready for the celebration?
9. Two hundred people waited beside the Alto Depot. Seventy-five people waited across the tracks. How many people were waiting?
10. There were two hundred seventy-five people waiting for Colonel Carter. The Mayor of Alto told the people to stand in groups of twenty-five. How many groups were formed?

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