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The Wild Horses of Sweet Briar S

The Wild Horses of Sweet Briar Story Problems
created by Ginger A.

1.  Thirty Geese were feeding in the wild rice.  Twenty flew away.  How many geese were left?
2.  Papa works ten hours per day, five days each week.  How many hours does Papa work each week?
3.  I picked fifteen daisies.  I gave ten to Mama and kept the rest.  How many did I keep?
4.  There are ten wild horses.  Six are brown, two are sorrel, the rest are dappled gray.  How many horses are dappled gray?
5.  Mama canned twenty jars of plum preserves; I've put labels on twelve jars.  How many more jars need labels?
6.  Papa rescued eight sailors last week and half as many the week before.  How many sailors did he rescue in all?
7.  Six inches of snow fell, then five more inches fell.  What was the total number of inches that fell?
8.  Mama baked twelve loaves of bread.  She fed one-fourth to the wild horses.  How many loaves are left? 
9.  Ten inches of snow melted in two days.  Four inches melted the first day.  How much melted the second day?
10.  Twenty wild horses raced by our house.  Eight were brown.  How many were some other color?