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Anybody Home? - Math Word Problems

	1. Polly Possum asked 9 inhabitants of the tree for a place to rest before she settled in woodpeckers abandoned hollow. If 18 hours elapsed during her search, how many hours did she spend per inhabitant. 1 hour 2 hours 3 hours 4 hours

	2. If Polly Possum's tail was 7 inches long and her head and body were 12 inches long, how long was Polly Possum? 19 inches 21 inches 17 inches 15 inches

	3. Sammy Spider caught 17 flies in his web during the night and only ate 12. How many flies remain to be eaten? 2 flies 4 flies 5 flies 9 flies

	4. Robie Robin has 4 beautiful robin eggs about to hatch. If all 4 hatch and only 1 is a female robin, how many male robins are born? 1 male robin 2 male robins 3 male robins 4 male robins

	5. Timmy Turtle moves slowly but steadily towards the pond located 100 feet away. If Timmy covers 20 feet per hour, and it is 8 AM, at what time will he arrive at the pond's edge? 10 AM 11 AM 12 Noon 1 PM

	6. Betty Beaver and her three young beavers each gather 10 pounds of twigs per day to build their dam. How many days will it take to gather 120 pounds of twigs? 3 days 6 days 9 days 12 days

	7. Freddie Fox and Mrs Fox with their 4 baby foxes are planning to remain in there den for four more months before moving on. If it is now the middle of July, when will the fox family be moving on? September October November December

	8. Billy Bat and his bat friends fly out from their cave each night catching and eating flying insects. If a bat catches and eats 8 mosquitoes in one hour, how many mosquitos will have been eaten after 9 hours of eating. 54 moquitoes 63 mosquitoes 72 mosquitoes 81 mosquitoes

	9. Polly Possum was spoken to in an unfriendly manner by 7 of the 8 animals she approached seeking help. Only Becky Bee was polite. Expressed as a percentage, 1 of 8 is closest to which percent? 12.5% 25% 37.5% 50%

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