Singapore Math Questions: Primary 1
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Singapore Primary 1 Math Worksheet: 15
Addition and Subtraction Within 100

Last Friday, Barry Bear was tired after completing two hundred Singapore math worksheets. So he went to sleep and had a dream. He dreamed that he was caught by a vicious dragon and imprisoned in a cell with 9 chickens and goats. The dragon wanted to make a meal out of them. Barry bear was bored so he counted the total number of chicken and goat legs in the small cell. There were altogether 24 legs. How many bleating goats were in the cell?

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In another dream Barry Bear was in a lovely forest with 12 chirping birds and prancing horses. Barry Bear, who was a math whiz, counted 30 legs. How many birds were in the forest?

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To help me with my Singapore math homework, I brought some math chickens home. However, 10 of the cowardly chickens ran away from home on the first day saying that Singapore math was too tough for them. On the 2nd day, 3 chickens ran away. The same number of chickens ran away on the 3rd day and every day after that. By which day had 31 chickens disappeared?

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An alligator laid 25 eggs on the 1st day. From the 2nd day onwards she laid 4 eggs every day. By which day had she laid 49 eggs?

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Brian and Kevin went fishing last Sunday. They caught 92 fish altogether. If Brain caught 26 more fish than Kevin, how many fish did Brian catch?

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Sally and Melanie were hardworking girls who aced their Singapore math test. Their delighted mother told them that they could play outside. The girls brought their nets with them to the garden to catch some dragonflies. At the end of the day, the happy girls had caught altogether 78 dragonflies. If Sally had caught 6 fewer dragonflies than Melanie, how many dragonflies did Melanie catch?

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Fred's silly dad gave him a large number of soccer balls for his birthday. Fred practiced with his balls every day for one week. At the end of the week, he found that he had lost 37 balls. He cried so miserably that his mother took pity on him and bought 14 balls for him. If Fred had 62 balls in the end, how many balls did his coach give him?

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Farmer Brad Baldy smeared some honey on his bald head to entice Bessie the cute cow to lick it. Why? To grow his hair back on his bald head, of course. By the end of January, some strands of hair had actually sprouted on his head. At the end of February, 23 strands of hair had dropped from his head. In March, he made Bessie work doubly hard and 47 new strands of hair grew on his head. In fact, there were 85 strands of hair in total on his head sticking out like a horse's tail. How many strands of hair grew in January? Don't count those that grew from his ears.





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Singapore Primary 1 Math Story Problems: 9

Kitty Kat, Bitty Kat and Ditty Kat were very starving because they hadn't eaten for days. So they decided to creep into people's homes and eat their goldfish. They ate 80 goldfish altogether. Kitty Kat ate 5 more goldfish than Bitty Kat. If Bitty Kat and Ditty Kat gulped down the same number of fish, how many fish did Kitty Kat devour?

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Sara, Tara and Vera were sisters and triplets on top of that. On their 14th birthday, they screamed in horror when they looked into the mirror. Their faces were full of pimples. They counted all their pimples and found that their combined total was a whopping 72 pimples. Sara had 9 fewer pimples than Tara. If Sara and Vera had the same number of pimples, how many pimples did Tara have?

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Singapore Primary 1 Math Story Problems: 11

Cowboy Chester was riding his horse to Singapore to take part in a Singapore math competition. Along the way, he was surrounded by some wicked highway robbers. What was the number of robbers? It was between 50 and 60. It was also an odd number and the sum of the digits was 10. He shot them all, by the way.

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When I opened my bathroom door I was surprised to see a large number of ducks doing their Singapore math homework in my bathtub. How many ducks were there? Let's see. It was an even number between 70 and 80. The sum of the digits was 13.

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Singapore Primary 1 Math Story Problems: 13

Farmer Dillon has 27 cows. Farmer Mike has 23 fewer cows than farmer Dillon. Farmer Bob has 4 more cows than Farmer Dillon. How many cows do they have altogether?

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I have three dirty dogs in my house. Their names are Bark, Howl and Yodel. Bark has 24 fleas on her nose. Howl has 18 more fleas than Bark snuggled in her tail. Yodel has 13 fewer fleas than Bark hanging from her belly. How many happy fleas do the dogs have altogether?

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Singapore Primary 1 Math Story Problems: 15

Darren Dog was a florist in Muttland. When he opened his shop on Valentine's Day, he had 17 blue roses, 36 yellow roses and 25 red roses. Unluckily, an armed robber entered his shop toting a shotgun. Darren Dog ran out of the shop terrified. Darren came back later accompanied by his burly Singapore math teacher. They found that there were only 29 roses left. How many roses did the robber steal?

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I had a wonderful dream last night. The fairies were having a party in a field. I counted 34 fairies, 16 nymphs and 25 centaurs. I joined them and had a great time. A short while later, some of them left in a hurry saying that they had to finish their Singapore math homework. After that, there were only 16 nymphs, fairies and centaurs left at the party. How many had gone back home to do their math homework?

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Singapore Primary 1 Math Story Problems: 17

In a spider catching competition, Jane, Alan and Mark caught a total of 75 spiders. Jane caught 20 fewer spiders than Alan and Mark caught 10 more spiders than Jane. How many spiders did Jane catch?

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Willy, Billy and Milly brought their nets along with them to catch some tadpoles in a pond. They caught a total of 60 cute tadpoles. Willy caught 8 fewer tadpoles than Billy. Milly caught 8 more tadpoles than Billy. How many tadpoles did Milly catch?

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Singapore Primary 1 Math Story Problems: 19

Jenny was the head librarian at a tiny library. Yesterday, 15 Singapore math books were borrowed and 26 people returned their storybooks. At the end of the day, Jenny counted 84 books. So how many books were there at the beginning of the day?

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Merpione gave Hairy Goiter magical chocolate bars that could make him sprout wings and fly like a bird. He wouldn't need his dumb-looking broomstick after all. When Hairy's friends heard about these magical chocolate bars, they too wanted some. So Hairy reluctantly gave 29 of them away. Merpione saw Hairy crying the next day and gave him 53 magical chocolate bars out of pity. If Hairy Goiter had 74 of these special magical chocolate bars in the end, how many did he have in the beginning?

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Primary 1 Singapore Math Questions: Worksheet 15 - Answers

Q1 - 3, Q2 - 9, Q3 - 8th day, Q4 - 7th day, Q5 - 59

Q6 - 42, Q7 - 85, Q8 - 61, Q9 - 30, Q10 - 30

Q11 - 55, Q12 - 76, Q13 - 62, Q14 - 77, Q15 - 49

Q16 - 59, Q17 - 15, Q18 - 28, Q19 - 73, Q20 - 50

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