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Sheet # 2/Halloween

Name: _____________________ Date_____________


Explain and Show Your Work.

1) There are 10 witches in one house and 5 witches in another house. How many witches are in both houses?




2) There were 10 witches flying on their brooms and they were all wearing hats. The wind was too strong and 6 witches lost their hats. How many hats were left?




3) In the corn field, 12 crows were eating all the corn. The friendly scarecrow scared 9 of them away. How many crows were left in the field?




4) There are 15 children in line to buy a pumpkin. You are the 11th. How many people are behind you?




5) Suppose you have 12 pumpkins. You give half of them to a friend. If you get 2 more, how many pumpkins will you have?




























Answers for sheet # 2

1) 15

2) 4

3) 3

4) 4

5) 8