Math Gnomes

Look at what I found! Math Gnomes! These have the greatest story to go with them...once you get the simple math story, you can expand on it from there.



Times is yellow, he always collects at least two times more than he is supposed to. Plus is green, he is greedy, he collects all he can. Minus is red, his clothes are ragged and he is always loosing his jewels because his pockets have holes in them. Divide is blue, he is kind and always shares his jewels with Minus so he isn't sad. The king rules them all and tells them each day just how many jewels he wants them to bring back. Given the temperaments of each gnome, the king knows that some gnomes will come home with more than they should and others with less.

So of course this leaves the burning queston of: where were these guys when I was little?

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