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Turtles In My Sandbox - Math Word Problems

	1. Terrapin eggs are 1 Â¾ inches long and Â¾ inches wide. What is the difference in the eggâ€™s length and width? 2 2/4 inches 1 inch 1 6/8 inches

	2. A loggerhead sea turtle adult is 3 Â½ feet long. A female diamondback terrapin is 9 inches long. How much bigger is the loggerhead sea turtle than the diamondback terrapin? 12 Â½ feet 2 feet 9 inches 4 feet 3 inches

	3. The desert tortoise is 14 inches long and the diamondback terrapin is 9 inches long. How much longer is the desert tortoise than the diamondback terrapin? 5 inches 1 foot 2 inches 1 foot 11 inches

	4. The loggerhead sea turtle adult is 3 Â½ feet long. A desert tortoise is 14 inches long. How much longer is the loggerhead turtle than the desert tortoise? 2 feet 4 inches 28 inches Both of these answers are correct

	5. Maggie separated the 9 turtles into 3 tanks. If the turtles are distributed evenly, how many turtles are there in each tank? 2 turtles in the first tank, 3 in the second tank, and 4 in the third tank 3 turtles in each of the three tanks 9 turtles in the first tank and no turtles in the other two tanks

	6. 10 eggs were laid but only 9 hatched. How many did not hatch? 1 egg 19 eggs 10 eggs

	7. Maggie put 2 inches of water in a tank that is 16 inches tall. How many inches of the tank are not filled with water? 12 inches 18 inches 14 inches

	8. 4 of the 9 turtles were male. How many are female? 5 females 13 females 4 females

	9. At lunch, Scamp ate 2 worms, Freckles ate 1 worm, and Popper ate 3 worms. How many worms did Scamp, Freckles and Popper eat altogether? 3 worms 9 worms 6 worms

	10. A diamondback terrapin lays between 4 eggs and 18 eggs every time they breed. What is the range in the number of eggs a female diamondback can lay? 22 eggs 18 eggs 14 eggs

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