THINK MATH ~ 4

Thank you to all the students who took a chance & created questions to our Think Math answer last week:
The answer is 7 elves left in Santa’s workshop. 
11 elves in Santa’s workshop. 1 elf quits, 1 goes to eat pizza, 1 goes to do his business and 1 smacks Santa in the belly & gets fired. How many are left? ~ Amber
8 elves are making toys. 1 is sucked into the big toymaker & then there were 7! ~ Nigen
20 elves in Santa’s workshop. 13 go on the sled with Santa. “Boo Hoo!” the elves who were left said. “We want to ride too.” How many elves are left? ~ Yi
42 elves were in a workshop. They were divided into 6 groups. 5 groups of elves went to play. How many elves left? ~ Shelley
There were 18 elves cleaning the reindeer poop. Then 9 of them thought the reindeer poop was stinky so they ran away. How many were left? ~ Jishith
There were 14 elves playing. Then 7 jumped out a window. How many were left? ~ Cole
10 elves were in Santa’s workshop then 3 went to the bathroom. How many are left? ~ Cecilia
20 elves were working in Santa’s workshop. Then Santa came in. The freezing air came in & froze 13 elves. How many are left? ~ Benjamin
It was late at work, 14 elves were still working. 7 elves finished their work & left Santa’s workshop. How many elves are left in Santa’s workshop? ~ Anna
18 elves are having a Christmas party in Santa’s workshop. Then 11 elves went to bed. How many are left? ~ Michael
20 elves were making toys. 13 elves got fired. Then 1 went to the bathroom & fell in the toilet. Then 1 came in. How many elves are working? ~ Kristina
25 elves are in Santa’s workshop. 16 elves have to pick up the letters given to Santa. Then Santa tells Jingle the elf to organize the naughty list & tells Elfi to organize the good list. Then Jingle & Elfi go back to organize the letters. How many elves are left? ~ Ira

For those who’d like an early start, here’s the answer for our 1st week back in January!  Good Luck Grade 3s! 
Remember there are as many different correct answers as there are students in our class!
I can’t wait to share the answers on Friday, January 9th!

The answer is 20 Christmas gifts scattered underneath the Christmas tree.