Elephants are amazing creatures! Learn some fascinating elephant facts by solving the problems.
1. Twenty-seven elephants are bathing at a water hole. Nine elephants wander off to find some bark to eat. How many elephants are still bathing at the water hole?
2. The African elephant is the largest living land mammal. A male African elephant can weigh as much as nine tons. About how many tons would 10 male African elephants weigh?
3. One elephant can eat more than 300 pounds of food in one day. How many pounds of food could an elephant eat in five days?
4. A tusk is a very long, large tooth that sticks out of an elephant’s mouth. An elephant’s two tusks grow about four inches each year. About how many years would it take for a tusk to grow 12 inches?
5. A pack of elephants travels 22 miles per hour as the animals search for food. How many miles would the pack cover in four hours? In eight hours?
6. An elephant can drink 50 gallons of water a day. How many total gallons of water will a zoo need for 15 elephants each day?
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