Math Problem of the Week - Lower Elementary - Dec. 12, 2021 to Dec. 18, 2021

Lower Elementary: 

Question: Put the following in order from smallest to largest: a giant grasshopper that weighs 245 pounds, a giant ladybug that weighs 399 pounds, a giant centipede that weighs 150 pounds, and a giant peach that weighs 8 tons. 

Answer:  the centipede, the grasshopper, the ladybug, and the peach

Solution:  The first thing we need to notice is that even though the peach has the smallest number representing its weight, it’s weighed in tons. A ton is 2,000 pounds, so the peach is by far the heaviest. The smallest is the centipede at 150 pounds, the next larger bug is the grasshopper at 245 pounds, and the largest of the bugs is the ladybug at 399 pounds.