Problems
Materials:
pencil and paper
Question:
On a farm there were some chickens and sheep.
Altogether there were 8 heads and 22 feet.
How many chickens were there?
Possible Questions for Getting Started:
How will you try to find the answer?
How many legs would there be for 8 hens? What about 8 sheep?
Extension Question:
Mikhala went to the zoo with her family. When they first arrived, they looked through a fence and saw 12 legs walk by. How many animals did they see?
Adapted from nrichmaths.org
Categories: Elementary