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Date

At the Aquarium

Write an equation for each problem. Then solve the problem.

Equations and variables may vary.

A fact sheet at the aquarium listed the sizes of many different sharks. The longest shark

is a basking shark, which can grow to 33 feet long. The average length of a bluntnose

sixgill shark is 17 feet shorter than that of the largest basking shark. What is the average

length of a bluntnose sixgill shark?

g ; 16 feet

33 – 17

Shane counted a school of 16 koi in a tank at the aquarium. More koi swam out from

behind a rock to join the school. Shane then counted 24 koi in the tank. How many koi

swam out from behind the rock?

24; 8 koi

Kaitlyn and Jerome watched a group of penguins at the aquarium. There were one-third

as many king penguins in the group as emperor penguins. Kaitlyn counted 12 emperor

penguins in all. How many king penguins were in the group?

12; 4 king penguins

An attendant told Martin that one Adelie penguin came to the aquarium weighing 6

pounds. The penguin now weighs 11 pounds. How much weight did the Adelie penguin

gain?

11; 5 pounds

A very large great white shark in the aquarium was 21 feet long. It had grown 16 feet

since it was born. How long was the shark when it was born?

21; 5 feet long

There were two tanks of freshwater fish at the aquarium. One tank held 23 fish. The

other held 27 fish. How many freshwater fish were there?

f ; 50 freshwater fish

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