{"id":71491,"date":"2020-04-30T07:00:18","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T11:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/?page_id=71491"},"modified":"2020-05-25T12:29:07","modified_gmt":"2020-05-25T16:29:07","slug":"heads-and-feet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/learn\/elementary-home\/elementary-2\/math\/math-grades-1-3\/problems\/heads-and-feet\/","title":{"rendered":"Heads and Feet"},"content":{"rendered":"
Problems<\/h5>\n

\"An<\/p>\n

Materials:<\/h3>\n

pencil and paper<\/p>\n

Question:<\/h2>\n

On a farm there were some chickens and sheep.
\nAltogether there were 8 heads and 22 feet.<\/p>\n

How many chickens were there?<\/p>\n

Possible Questions for Getting Started:<\/h2>\n

How will you try to find the answer?
\nHow many legs would there be for 8 hens? What about 8 sheep?<\/p>\n

Hint: Some students may find it helpful to sketch different possibilities using circles for heads and sticks for legs.<\/div>\n

Extension Question:<\/h3>\n

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?<\/p>\n

Adapted from nrichmaths.org <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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