Calculator-Assisted Fairy Tale

Directions: Use a calculator to solve the forty-two problems listed below to find the missing words in the fairy tale. Each solution will provide a word for the story if you turn your calculator upside down.

1. = ____

2. 45³ - 91,105 =

3. 3,253,052 ÷ 95,678 =

4. 27 + 59 + 102 + 39.4 + 107.6 =

5. 573,841,327 - 146,729,330 - 427,111,780 =

6. 16,133,202 ÷ 3,578 =

7. =

8. (27 x 27) + (25 x 7) =

9. =

10. 5,853.473 + (24.78 x 89.65) =

11. 244,593,909 ÷ 6,987 =

12. =

13. =

14. 915.05 - (23.8 - 16.75) =

15. =

16. 625 x 25² - 352,887 =

17. =

18. 15.067 + 138.94 + 207.5 + 9.623 + 566.87 =

19. 199,444.68 ÷ 36.21 =

20. 3 x 0.5 x 3⁵ - 29.5 =

21. (2³)(26.31 + 37.94) =

22. 124 x 35 x 76 - 294,831 =

23. =

24. =

25. 2,929,073 ÷ 23² =

26. =

27. Find the sum of 128, 39, 46, 72, 55, 27,
34, 376, 1023, 38, 77, 299, 1834, and 460.

28. =

29. =

30. =

31. =

32. =

33. 2⁵ (626.25)(0.0000002) =

34. 0.0032712 ÷ 0.47 ÷ 0.58 ÷ 0.24 =

35. =

36. 7 x 73 x 17,471 - (8,923,989 - 12) =

37. From ten million, subtract one hundred thousand.
From the result, subtract nine million one thousand.
Next, subtract eight hundred thousand.
Lastly, subtract fifty-three.

38. 16³ x 2⁴ - (0.10158 ÷ 0.00001) =

39. 100 x 10⁴ - (999 x 10³) - 7 =

40. hOLE - LGI =

41. =

42. Take 200 away from BLESS =

Now, fill in the blanks in the story below with the answers from the 42 problems. Remember to turn your calculator upside down to obtain each word.

Once upon a time there was a handsome prince named (1) _, who lived in the country of (2) _. (3) _ went to (4) _ a beautiful princess named (5) _. She said, "(6) _, my father, King (7) _, says before we may marry, you have to slay the (8) _.

"(9) _," he answered, "That's a difficult task because the (10) _ is (11) _ in the (12) _. If (13) _ were back in the (14) _ I could (15) _ that (16) _ in (17) _. Why don't you (18) _ the (19) _ to (20) _ it my way and let me kill (21) _ (22) _ instead?"

"(23) _," said the princess with a (24) _, "you are (25) _ brave than you should (26) _."

"(27) _!" he cried, "(28) _ am not over the (29) _, but that (30) _ ham is not worth the (31) _ I might get on my (32) _ ."

"(33) _ " moaned the princess.

(34) _, the prince loaded a (35) _ and shot a (36) _ in the (37) _ of the pig.

"(38) _ you," said Ollie, and he ate his (39) _ with ham.

Liz did not (40) _ Zeb, and all was (41) _ (42) _____ .