πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core MP.1
🎯 Guess and check
Read each story. Show your work, then write the answer.
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A farm has chickens and cows. There are 9 heads and 30 legs in all. How many cows are there?
Show your workAnswer: ______________ cows
2A pond has ducks and frogs. There are 16 animals and 48 legs in all. How many frogs are there?
Show your workAnswer: ______________ frogs
3A farm has chickens and cows. There are 12 heads and 38 legs in all. How many cows are there?
Show your workAnswer: ______________ cows
4Two numbers add up to 11. One of them is 3 more than the other. What is the bigger number?
Show your workAnswer: ______________
5A bike shop has bikes and tricycles. There are 6 seats and 16 wheels in all. How many tricycles are there?
Show your workAnswer: ______________ tricycles
6A bike shop has bikes and tricycles. There are 12 seats and 30 wheels in all. How many tricycles are there?
Show your workAnswer: ______________ tricycles
Answer key: Guess and check
- 1. 6 cows
- 2. 8 frogs
- 3. 7 cows
- 4. 7
- 5. 4 tricycles
- 6. 6 tricycles
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