Sheet # 64/Critical Thinking Problems
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1. Lynn, Pam, and Harry made cupcakes for their classmates. Pam made twenty four cupcakes. Lynn made five more cupcakes than Pam. Harry made a dozen cupcakes.
A. How many cupcakes did each child make?
B. How many cupcakes altogether were made?
2. Mrs. Wong, Mrs. Kimbrell, and Mrs. Brown all collect antique dolls. Mrs. Kimbrell collected three dozen dolls. Mrs. Wong collected five less than Mrs. Kimbrell. Mrs. Brown collected four more than Mrs. Kimbrell.
A. How many dolls did each lady collect?
B. How many dolls have they collected altogether?
3. Harry, George, Tom, and Bill are all fishing buddies. Saturday they spent the whole day fishing. Harry caught twenty four fish. George caught three dozen fish. Tom caught ten fish less than George. Bill caught a dozen fish.
A. How many fish did each man catch?
B. How many fish did they catch altogether?
4. Bill, Fred, Tom, and Harry are all brothers. Harry is older than Bill but younger than Fred. Tom is younger than Bill, Fred, and Harry. Put the children in order from the oldest to the youngest.
5. Sam is a junk collector. He has five bicycles, three tricycles, and two unicycles. How many wheels are there altogether?
6. Bill walks five miles twice a day. Sarah walks two miles three times a day. Linda walks three miles three times a day. How many miles does each child walk?
7. Jane, Sally, Nancy, and Danielle collect hairbows. Jane has five more hairbows than Danielle. Sally has eight hairbows. Danielle has two hairbows less than Sally. Nancy has the same number of hairbows as Jane. How many hairbows does each girl have?