Challenge

Firstly, measure the length of these 3 different animals.

Then use these measurements to answer the questions underneath.

A cm

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B cm

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C cm

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Can you order the animals from shortest to longest?

The tiger grew 7cm longer. What is its new length?

Does this change the order of the animals? Explain how.

A lion is longer than the zebra but shorter than the bear. What could its length be? Explain how you know.

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Can you order the animals from shortest to longest?

A C B

The tiger grew 7cm longer. What is its new length?

20cm

Does this change the order of the animals? Explain how.

Yes. The new order from shortest to longest is C (zebra), A (tiger), B (bear).

A lion is longer than the zebra but shorter than the bear. What could its length be? Explain how you know.
The lion could be either 20cm or 21cm long because the zebra is 19cm and the bear is 22cm, so the
answer has to be between these two measurements.

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