Your homework challenge for this week is to look at the answer below and comment with what you think the question could be. Extra housepoints awarded for the more complicated questions! I look forward to reading your responses.
The answer is: 9 sheep.
What could the problem be?
I had 18 sheep and 9 got eaten how many are left
There where 18 sheep altogether the farmer took 9 sheep to market and left 9 sheep in the fields
There is 20 sheep and 10 got scared away and 1 died of old age. How many sheep left alive?
The farmer has 20 sheep he kills one for meat, one ran away, 18 get eaten an the farmer finds 2 more sheep and they have 7 lambs and then they grow up. How many does he have?
There were 2 and 7 came to play
The farmer took 20 sheep to a compertion at the supper market and if 11 was the most fluffyest they would win but there would be 9 sheep left.
The farmer had 19 sheep and 9 got taken to the market and 1 ran away how many are left .
there was 110 and 15 went to a competition then along came a wolf and ate 61 sheep then 12 sheep came back from the competition then 18 fell of a cliff into the deep water then 19 went to a candy store and there are 9 left
I had 0 sheep and a friend gave me 10 sheep. An alien took 7 sheep. The next day I won 100 sheep so me and my friends ate 95 sheep. I then found 1 sheep on Mount Everest it was a fun, fun day, how many sheep do I have?
The farmer had 20 sheep he fed 11 how many still need to be fed
A farmer had 4 sheep and the next day he went to the market and bought 5 more.How many sheep does he have now?
6+3=9 3+3+3=9
There were 20 sheep and 10 ran away and 1 died of old age.
A farmer has 20 sheep he sells 11, how many sheep does the farmer have left ?
The farmer had 20 sheep in a dealer. 11 escaped, how many are left?