Thursday, September 19, 2013

Beta Fish Math Problem

 
Princess ate 36 pellets of food in the morning.  Flash ate 48 pellets of food.  How many pellets of food did both beta fish eat altogether?  

In your comment, make sure to explain your thinking and give us the correct answer.

23 comments:

JP19 said...

36+48=84 because 30+40=70 6+8=14 14-4=10 so 70+10=80 80+4=84

CG9 said...

36+48=84
30+40=70
8+6=14
70+10=80
80+4=84
84

KB1 said...

36+48=84
30+40=70
6+8=14
70+10=80
80+4=84

T12 said...

I know that 36+48=84 because 30+40=70 and 6+8=14 and I know that 70+14=84

Alex said...

36+48=
30+40=70
8+6=14
70+10=80
80+4=84

JS22 said...

I did 30+40=70 6+8=14 70+14=84

Anonymous said...

36+48=84 40+30=70+8+6=14 70+14=84

ZG11 said...

84 because 30+40=70 and 8+6=14 and so 70+14=84.

jtm said...

48+36=84


40+30=70
8+6=14
70+10=80
80+4=84

BU25 said...

i know 30+40=70 and 6+8=14 and 14+70=84 so 36+48=48 the anser is 84

an18 said...

30+40=70 6+8=14
70+14=(84) 48+36=84

KK said...

i did 36+48
then i did 30+40=70
after that i did 6+8=14
then i put 70+14=84 together and i got 84.

a21 said...

34+48=
30+40=70
6+8=14
14+70=84
Ifyou takaway the wons and jast + the tens and then + the wons it = 84

TS20 said...

36+48=84
30+40=70
6+8=14
14+70=84

KV26 said...

36+48=84
I took the tens and that would be
30+40=70. Than I took the ones and added them together and that would be 6+8=14.Than I added the tens and the ones altogether and got 84.

P.L14 said...

You start with 30+40=70beuse that is the tens plases.Then you can start counting the ones placses.I like to count the fives so it whould be 5+5=10 then it whould be 10+70=80 and then 3+1=4 so 80+4=84.

LS23 said...

I am going to show 2 ways to figure this problem out. First, I am going to show you how i brake apart. Well, I know that 30+40=70 and so if i add the 6 and 8 together, then i will get 14 so the equstion would be 6+8=14 and if i break apart the 14 into 10 and 4 then 70+10=80+4=84 so 84 would be my awnser so 36+48=84. Now i am going to show you a different way to figure this out. Well, i know that the equtian would be 36+48=___. so if i split apart 48 into 28 and 20, then the equtian would be 36+28+20=___. and i know that 30+20=50 and 6+8=14 and i know that 50+14=64 and if i break apart 20 to 10 and 10 and break apart one of the 10's into 6 and 4 and take the 6 and add it to the 64 and i will get 70 and 70+10=80 and 80+4=84 so the awnser would be 84.

BG10 said...

I DID 30+40=70 AND 6+8=14 SO 70+ 14=84.

KV26 said...

36+48=84 I wrote the eqation and took the tens and that would be 30+40=70.Than I took the ones together and that would be 8+6=14.Than I added the tens and ones and added them altogether. The eqation would be 70+14=84.The anwser is 84.

jg8 said...

36+48= 30+40=70 6+8=14 70+14=84 84!

CW27 said...

36+48=79 30+40=70 6+8=14 I broke a part 30 and 40 and i got 70 and i added 6+8=14 and then i added it all to gether and got 79

JTM said...

Both Ananse and Tertle got tricked.
Tertle's wus under water and Ananse's was at he or her's house.

LS23 said...

the main ideas are the same beacause in both storys, Anansi tricks turtle and turtle tricks Anansi back. the main ideas are different beacause in one story turtel goes to Anansi's house and turtle gets tricked for the food and Anansi gets tricked beacause he needs to be held down so he puts rocks in his/her coat pocket to hold he/her down and turtle said to take of his/her coat so she did and he/she floated back to the top. this is Anansi's feast. Now, in anansi's party time, it is differen't. anansi has to hold on to crabs shell so he/she woun't float to the top. Hey, i just noticed something, in both stories anansi goes in water to turtle and dosen't whant to float to the top.