Pacific Ocean Animals
There were 16 sea otters in the tank at the aquarium. Joey counted 9 climbing on the rocks. How many were swimming in the water? Show how you know.
An average male elephant seal weighs 3 tons. An average adult man weighs 200 pounds. How many times greater is the weight of the elephant seal than the adult man? Write an equation with a variable and solve.
Grey whales eat 660 pounds of food in a week. How many tons of food do they eat in one year?
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