Thanksgiving Math

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What is a dozen?

Back

A dozen means 12 items.

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If Granny brought 2 dozen cookies, how many cookies did she bring?

Back

2 dozen = 2 x 12 = 24 cookies.

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If 4 cookies were not eaten, how many cookies were eaten?

Back

24 cookies - 4 cookies = 20 cookies eaten.

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How many people can be served by 5 apple pies if each pie serves 8 people?

Back

5 pies x 8 people per pie = 40 people.

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What fraction of a pie is left if 2 out of 4 pieces are eaten?

Back

If 2 pieces are eaten from 4, then 2 pieces are left, which is 2/4 or 1/2 of the pie.

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If Reggie found 1/2 of a pumpkin pie and ate 2 pieces out of 4, how much is left?

Back

1/2 of the pie - 2/4 eaten = 1/4 of the pie left.

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How many cups of soup are left if 14 cups were made and 8 cups were eaten?

Back

14 cups - 8 cups = 6 cups left.

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What is the process to find how many more orange feathers there are than brown feathers?

Back

You use subtraction: 7 orange feathers - 3 brown feathers = 4 more orange feathers.

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What is subtraction?

Back

Subtraction is taking one number away from another.

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What is multiplication?

Back

Multiplication is adding a number to itself a certain number of times.