Primary 1 Singapore Math Questions
Math Story Problems: Worksheet 13

Addition and Subtraction Within 100

Try our Free Singapore Math Questions. Why Singapore? Why not American Math or Japanese Math or Vietnamese Math, you may ask. That is because Singapore has one of the top ranked math curricula in the world.

Does that mean that Singaporeans are born with bigger brains than the rest of the world? No. The Singapore Ministry of Education has put a lot of effort into educating its young citizens. In its effort to produce the best minds in the world, it has surpassed the world in its education standards. Singapore goes deeper into math than any other country in the world.

We have created these math story problems so that everyone else in the world now can also benefit from Singapore math. These fun math problems come with lots of cool 3D clip art that will look lovely when printed out.

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If you are homeschooling your kids, you will find that these math questions will complement your home school math curriculum. You can download all our math sheets - they are all free!

A word of warning - Singapore Primary math questions are tougher than the math questions of America, possibly even 2 grades higher. However, if you are determined to teach your child, you will find that after having lots of math practice your child will have no problems answering Singapore math questions.

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Singapore Primary 1 Math: Worksheet 13
Addition and Subtraction Within 100

Billy Bear and Johnny Bear love to chase scouts when they are not doing their Singapore math problems. Last Saturday a large group of scouts was camping near their den. Billy Bear and Johnny Bear had a good time chasing the alarmed scouts. Billy Bear chased 32 more scouts than Johnny Bear. If Billy Bear chased 75 scouts, how many scouts did Johnny Bear chase?

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Fun Singapore Primary 1 Math Questions: 2

Anna and Shana went into a forest to catch butterflies. They caught 87 butterflies altogether. Anna, who was a fast runner, caught 62 butterflies. How many more butterflies than Shana did Anna catch?

Primary 1: Fun Math Story Problems: Question 3

Billy and Molly were very naughty yesterday. Instead of doing their Singapore math homework which their teacher gave them, they went to a park and threw stones at a beehive. This angered the bees, of course. The bees swarmed out of the hive and began to chase the terrified children. They were stung 68 times altogether. If poor Billy was stung 12 times, how many fewer times than Molly was he stung.

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Fun Singapore Primary 1 Math Questions: 4

Sandy and Mandy were two naughty sisters. They went to their friend's birthday party and stole 60 presents. When they went back home, they divided the presents between themselves. However, Sandy who was a mean bully, took more presents than Mandy. But when Mandy cried, Sandy gave 12 of her presents to Mandy. Now they both have the same number of presents. How many presents did Mandy have in the beginning?

Primary 1: Fun Math Story Problems: Question 5

Bearded Brian and Bald Benny, two Singapore math teachers, were famous for their belly laughs. Their belly laughs were so loud that they were known to destroy buildings and kill old people. In April, they entered a laughing contest - held in an open field, of course. Lots of old people attended the contest, not knowing the danger they were in. In total, 74 old people died of heart attack. 25 people died from Bearded Brian's devastating belly laugh. So how many more people were killed by Bald Benny than Bearded Brian?

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Fun Singapore Primary 1 Math Questions: 6

Willy went into the forest to collect some mushrooms. He came back home with 3 buckets of mushrooms. Each bucket had 10 mushrooms. He gave 5 to Wilma who was very hungry. He also gave 14 to Sam who wanted to make some mushroom soup. How many mushrooms did Willy have left?

Primary 1: Fun Math Story Problems: Question 7

Milly, a greedy cat, gobbled up a lot of chocolate bars and went to sleep. While she was sleeping, a colony of ants gleefully entered her open mouth and marched into her stomach. She woke up with a terrible tummy ache and had to make a trip to the vet. The vet examined her and told her that there were 76 ants in her tummy. He also told her that a dog came in yesterday with 52 fewer ants than her in its tummy. How many ants were in the dog's tummy?

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Fun Singapore Primary 1 Math Questions: 8

Bala's mom gave him 65 shiny marbles for acing his Singapore math quiz. Mala's mom gave her only 20 marbles for she failed the same quiz. How many marbles do they have altogether?

Primary 1: Fun Math Story Problems: Question 9

Gerald could milk 85 cows in one day. Barry could milk 49 cows in one day. How many more cows than Barry could Gerald milk?

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Fun Singapore Primary 1 Math Questions: 10

Chow was given a bucketful of worms by his father to use as bait for fishing. He went fishing and used up 36 worms. When he came back home, there were 55 worms left. How many worms did his father give him in the beginning?

Primary 1: Fun Math Story Problems: Question 11

Alfred the elf was a carpenter who made beautiful furniture. He made some beautiful chairs on Sunday. When he was sleeping at night a few wicked trolls entered his house and broke 42 of his chairs. When Alfred woke up in the morning, he was dismayed to see that only 23 chairs were unbroken. How many chairs did he make on Sunday?

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Fun Singapore Primary 1 Math Questions: 12

Lisa finished her Singapore math homework quickly. So her mother gave her some lollipops. She put them in her pocket and went out to play. Unluckily, her pocket had a hole in it and 39 lollipops fell out when she was playing with her friends. When she came back home, she was disappointed to see that there were only 24 lollipops left in her pocket. How many lollipops did her mother give her in the beginning?

Primary 1: Fun Math Story Problems: Question 13

Sue and Drew were enraged when they failed their Singapore math test. So Sue and Drew went on a rampage. They set fire to the heads of all the teachers at school. Sue lit up 21 teachers' heads. Drew lit up the poor heads of 17 more teachers than Sue. How many teachers lost their heads?

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Fun Singapore Primary 1 Math Questions: 14

86 worms and caterpillars are wriggling in my hairy ear. If there are 34 worms, how many caterpillars are there?

Primary 1: Fun Math Story Problems: Question 15

In a wrestling competition, muscular Mack wrestled with 79 crocodiles and hippos. If he wrestled with 66 hippos, how many crocodiles did he wrestle?

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Fun Singapore Primary 1 Math Questions: 16

Clara and Bara went hunting for blue dragons. Clara, who was a good shot with her rifle, killed 42 dragons. Bara, who was blind in one eye, killed 18 fewer dragons than Clara. How many blue dragons did Bara kill?

Primary 1: Fun Math Story Problems: Question 17

John and Janet were riding on their beautiful horse discussing the Singapore math quiz they had earlier that day. Their horse tripped over a stone and stumbled. Unluckily, John and Janet tumbled over their horse and broke their legs. They were unable to move because they were in great pain. Luckily, there was a papaya tree nearby. So they dragged themselves to the tree and picked up the papayas that had fallen from the tree. When John bit into his juicy papaya, he was disgusted to find 38 squirming maggots in his papaya. When Janet took a bite out of her papaya, she vomited immediately. There were 37 more squirming maggots in her papaya than in John's papaya. How many maggots were in Janet's papaya?

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Fun Singapore Primary 1 Math Questions: 18

Wanda the ugly witch has 47 hairy warts in her left nostril. Wilfred the wizard has 26 fewer warts than Wanda. How many warts does Wilfred have?

Primary 1: Fun Math Story Problems: Question 19

Many absent-minded passengers leave their belongings behind in buses. Therefore, Bazoo the bus driver always finds many things in his bus after a trip. Once, an old lady actually left behind her false teeth after snacking on peanuts in the bus. On Monday, Bazoo found 63 lost things. On Sunday he found 36 fewer things than on Monday. How many things did people lose in the bus on Monday?

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Fun Singapore Primary 1 Math Questions: 20

Two hundred years ago in Europe, whenever anyone was ill, the doctors used to put leeches on their body to suck their blood. Thank God, we don't do that anymore. In 1869, Wally the quack doctor made a lot of money with his leeches. His leeches too had a fantastic year. That year, his leeches got to suck the blood of 87 people. If his leeches drained the blood of 35 women, from how many men did they have a good drink?

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Primary 1 Singapore Math Questions: Worksheet 13 - Answers

Q1 - 43, Q2 - 37, Q3 - 44, Q4 - 18, Q5 - 24

Q6 - 11, Q7 - 24, Q8 - 85, Q9 - 36, Q10 - 91

Q11 - 65, Q12 - 63, Q13 - 59, Q14 - 52, Q15 - 13

Q16 - 24, Q17 - 75, Q18 - 21, Q19 - 27, Q20 - 52

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