Do you have a favorite stuffed animal? One little boy named Owen left his favorite stuffed tiger Hobbes behind in an airport by accident. Luckily, an airport worker found Hobbes — and then, while they waited for Owen to fly back, he took Hobbes on his own adventure around the airport. Now Owen and Hobbes are happily together again, and ready for their next adventure.
Lace up: If Hobbes visited the traffic control tower, the ice cream shop, the gym and the pool, how many places did Hobbes visit?
Jog: If Hobbes visited 5 places and took 2 photos in each of those spots, how many photos did he take? Count up by 2s!
Sprint: If Owen flew out midday Friday and came back to Tampa midday on the next Tuesday, how many days later was that?
Hurdle: If Hobbes spent 10 minutes at the gym, twice as long eating ice cream, and 10 minutes longer riding a luggage cart than he spent eating, how long did those adventures take all together?
High Jump: If Hobbes spent 25 minutes at the gym, 15 minutes eating ice cream, and 40 minutes riding a cart, what fraction of that total time did he spend riding the cart?
Answers:
Lace up: 4 places.
Jog: 10 photos.
Sprint: 4 days.
Hurdle: 1 hour (60 minutes), since it took 10+20+30.
High Jump: 1/2 the time, since it took 40 of the 80 minutes.
