Exploring Double Digit Multiplication Through a Halloween Story

The story follows a pumpkin's humorous journey from the farm to a family's home, facing various challenges and math problems along the way. Each chapter presents a new scenario with a math problem, focusing on multiplication and division. The pumpkin cleverly avoids being carved and ultimately embraces its role in Halloween festivities.

How many seeds would the pumpkin have spit in total if it spit 31 seeds an hour for 31 hours?

• 1024

• 1000

• 961

• 930

How much did Margie's family pay for the pumpkin if it weighed 23 pounds and cost 25 cents per pound?

• $6.00

• $5.75

• $6.25

• $5.50

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If the pumpkin had 2844 seeds and half of them froze, how many seeds froze?

• 1440

• 1500

• 1400

• 1422

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How many people would the pumpkin wake up if it yelled 36 times and each yell woke up 2 people?

• 70

• 68

• 74

• 72

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If drawing on Margie's face was 20 times 31 times as fun as riding the best roller coaster, how many times more fun was it?

• 620

• 600

• 640

• 660

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How many packs of gum were left if there were 31 packs and a kid dressed as a ghost ate 7 packs?

• 23

• 25

• 26

• 24

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How many pumpkin seeds did the pumpkin sweat if it sweated 34 seeds a minute for 30 minutes?

• 1020

• 1000

• 1040

• 980

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How many days would the pumpkin have been safe if Margie hadn't discovered it for 10 months?

• 304

• 300

• 310

• 320

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How much could Farmer Robinson have sold the pumpkin for if it weighed 31 pounds and was worth 74 cents per pound?

• $23.10

• $22.94

• $23.00

• $22.50

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What did the pumpkin realize about its role on Halloween by the end of the story?

• It was a waste of time

• It was just for decoration

• It was undervalued

• It had an important job

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