Sheet # 184/Halloween Math Problems
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1) Gary Goblin got a package of candy corn while he was trick or treating. There were 29 pieces of candy in the package. He traded a chocolate bar with Vera Vampire and got another bag with 36 pieces of candy corn. How many pieces of candy corn does he have now?
2) Wanda Witch is flying her broomstick to a Halloween party. The party is 135 miles away. She flies 71 miles the first hour. How many more miles does she have to fly to get to the party?
3) Gertrude Ghost is giving a party. She has $2.75 to buy a jack-o-lantern. She buys a jack-o- lantern for $2.13 which includes the tax. How much money does she have left?
4) Betty Bat’s brownies have 398 calories each. Spooky Sally’s sugar cookies have 335 calories each. How many fewer calories does Sally’s cookies have?
5) Wendy Witch put 38 lizard eggs and 23 snake eggs into her secret witch’s brew. About how many eggs does she use in her secret brew?
6) Glenda Ghost has been working in the eerie, spooky, haunted house on Ghostline Dr. since 1735. How many years has she been haunting the eerie, spooky, haunted house?