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Daisylocks - Math Word Problems

	1. The Mojave Desert in the southwest United States gets about 5 inches of rain a year. A desert is any region that has 10 inches or less of rain a year. How many more inches of rain could the Mojave get and still be a desert? 4 inches 5 inches 6 inches

	2. A desert tortoise lays 4 eggs in her clutch. A few months later, she lays a clutch of 8 eggs. After that, her third clutch has 6 eggs. How many eggs has she laid? 18 20 22

	3. Caribou in the arctic migrate about 3,000 miles each year. How many miles does a caribou travel in 5 years? 10,000 miles 15,000 miles 18,000 miles

	4. Black bears in the mountains can run at a speed of 30 miles per hour. If a car drives at 60 miles an hour, how many times faster is a car than a bear? 4 times faster 3 times faster 2 times faster

	5. Bighorn sheep live in the Rocky Mountains in North America. A male bighorn sheep can weigh 300 pounds and his horns make up 30 of those pounds! What percent of the male bighorn sheep's weight is his horns? 10% 12% 15%

	6. American alligators live in wetlands and are usually about 6 feet long. The longest alligator ever measured was 13 feet long. How much longer was this alligator than a typical alligator? 5 feet 6 feet 7 feet

	7. Leafcutter ants live in the rainforest. Their underground nests have a central mound that is 30 meters across. If there are 3.28 feet per meter, how many feet across is this mound? Round to the nearest whole number 92 94 98

	8. Kapok trees live in the rainforest. They can grow at a rate of 13 feet each year! How many feet can a kapok tree grow in 3 years? 26 36 39

	9. A toucan lives in the rainforest and lays 4 eggs in her nest. Another toucan lays 3 eggs. How many eggs have the two laid? 6 7 8

	10. If a daisy has 55 petals and three are torn off, how many petals are left? 50 51 52

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