Bonus
Monarch Math*
Try solving
this puzzler for some bonus points!*
In
the fall of 2005
we sent 55,681 paper butterflies
to the monarch sanctuary region in
Mexico. The total weight of the butterflies was
337 pounds!
2 important
kinds of butterflies.
Sharpen your pencils to answer: How
do they compare?
How
many live monarch butterflies would weigh 337 pounds
(if you could catch them!)?
(hint: The average weight of a live monarch butterfly is about 0.5 grams.)
What
was the average weight of one paper
butterfly?
How
does a paper
butterfly’s
weight compare
to a real butterfly?
And finally,
how many live monarchs would it take to weigh in at 337 pounds?
How
do the 2 kinds of butterflies compare?
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image to check YOUR answers!