Truman

Truman's Aunt Farm Story Problems
created by Ginger A.

1. Truman's kitchen is full of busy aunts. Three aunts are baking banana bread, two aunts are making lemonade, and four aunts are packing a picnic. How many aunts are in the kitchen?
2. Five aunts are playing guitars, five aunts are clapping, five aunts are singing, and five aunts are snapping. Count by five to find out how many aunts are making music.
3. Five ants can carry one cracker. How many ants are needed to carry eight crackers?
4. Five aunts each found five ants. How many ants did the aunts find?
5. Truman mailed seven letters on Monday, nine letters on Wednesday, and three letters on Friday. Altogether, how many letters
did he mail?
6. Aunt Amy did three back flips yesterday and four back flips today. How many back flips did Aunt Amy do in all?
7. Ten aunts wore red dressed and read books while ten aunts in blue dresses blew bubbles. How many aunts are wearing dresses?
8. Each stamp is three cents. Truman needs ten stamps. How much money does Truman need to purchase the stamps?
9. The first package requires $1.25 postage. The second package requires $1.50. Truman must pay __________ to mail both packages.
10. Truman needs three two cent stamps and one ten cent stamp. How much change will he receive when he gives the clerk a quarter?