Do you like stuffed animals? Even though people have had live pets for thousands of years, stuffed animals have been around only since the 1800s. Teddy bears are the most famous stuffed animal, but we have just about any other animal, too: giraffes, hedgehogs, even this cute furry squid. How many furry feet do they have? How many legs? Try the math below to find out!
Lace up: If you have a blue stuffed bear, an orange bunny, a purple hedgehog, and a deep pink squid, how many stuffed animals do you have?
Jog: If the squid has 10 “legs” (tentacles) and the bunny has 4 legs, how many “legs” do they have together?
Sprint: How many more “legs” does the 10-leg squid have than the 4-leg bunny?
Hurdle: If you have 3 bears, twice as many bunnies as bears, and 2 more stuffed puppies than bears and bunnies together, how many stuffed animals do you have in total?
High Jump: If you stick your hands into that pile, and of the 20 animals 6 are bunnies, what are the chances you’ll grab a bunny?
Answers:
Lace up: 4 stuffed animals.
Jog: 14 legs.
Sprint: 6 more legs.
Hurdle: 20 animals, since you have 3 bears, 6 bunnies, and 11 puppies (3 + 6 + 2).
High Jump: Your chances are 6 out of 20, which is the same as 3 out of 10 or 30%.
