Polar Bear Breakfast
Name: _____________________________________________
Directions: Use the table below to answer the following questions about the foods that our polar bears eat each day.
Male Bear
Female Bear
Fish
4 pounds
2 pounds
Meat
5 pounds
3 pounds
Apples
2 pounds
1 pound
Carrots
2 pounds
4 pounds
Lard
2 pounds
1 pound
Dog Food
1 pound
1 pound
1. How many pounds of apples do the bears eat in all? ____________________ pounds
2. Which food does the female bear eat the most each day? ____________________
3. Which food does male bear eat the least each day? ____________________
4. How many pounds of fish and meat does the female bear eat altogether?
Write a number sentence to solve.
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5. How many more pounds of meat does the male bear eat than the female bear?
Write a number sentence to solve.
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6. Which bear eats more lard? How do you know?
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7. How many fewer pounds of carrots does the male bear eat than the female bear? Write a number sentence
to solve.
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Extension: Choose a polar bear and use the table to create a bar graph showing how much food the bear eats
in one day. Give the graph a title and label it.
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