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Carolina's Story: Sea Turtles Get Sick Too! - Math Word Problems

	1. On average, the loggerhead turtle lays one nest every 2 weeks. She will lay 4 nests. How many weeks will she take to lay all her nests? 4 weeks 6 weeks 8 weeks

	2. There are 7 species of sea turtles in the world. 5 of those species of sea turtles live off the coast of Georgia. How many types of sea turtles in the world DO NOT live off the coast of Georgia? 2 7 12

	3. 90 percent of sea turtles have fibropapillomatosis, a virus that causes warts and tumors. What percentage of sea turtles does not have this virus? 1% 10% 100%

	4. Approximately 5,000 loggerhead hatchlings will produce only one reproductively mature adult. If 15,000 hatchlings are born in a summer on a certain beach, how many mature adults will there be? 3 adults 15 adults 5,000 adults

	5. A mother lays 80 eggs the first nest, 100 eggs the second nest, 120 eggs the third nest, and 140 eggs the forth nest. How many eggs total did the mother lay during the summer? 320 eggs 440 eggs 510 eggs

	6. A turtle's nest is 20 inches below the beach. What is another way to say this depth? 1 foot 5 inches 1 foot 8 inches 2 feet

	7. A full grown male loggerhead weighs 400 pounds. A full grown male leatherback weighs 1,400 pound. How much heavier is a leatherback than a loggerhead? 100 pounds 1,000 pounds 1,800 pounds

	8. A hatchling turtle is 3 inches long. A mother is 3 feet long. How much longer is the mother than the hatchling turtle? 2 feet 9 inches 33 inches Both (a) and (b) are correct

	9. If a mother lays a nest of 125 eggs but only 35 eggs hatch because the nest got extremely wet and was attacked by ants, how many of the eggs did not hatch? 80 eggs 90 eggs 160 eggs

	10. A nest has 80 hatchlings. Half of them are able to avoid all enemies during their trek to the water. How many hatchlings make it to the water? 40 50 60

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