I will work on getting this snazzed up a bit for you over the next couple of weeks. Here is your Problem of the Week.
Good Luck,
Ms. L.
Priscilla and Jessie just started working at Ms. L.’s farm on the weekends. Their first task was to count the ostriches and llamas. They reported to Ms. L.,
Priscilla said, "I counted 47 heads."
Jessie added, "I counted 122 legs."
"But, how many are ostriches and how many are llamas?" asked Ms. L.
"It's getting dark and I promised your mother’s I'd get you home for dinner. There's no time to count again. You'll have to figure out how many ostriches and how many llamas there are from that information when you get home. Can you give me a call after dinner and let me know your answer?"
How many ostriches were there? How many llamas were there? How did Priscilla and Jessie figure out how many ostriches and how many llamas there were? Post your number for each animal and explain fully how they reached their counts. You need to be clear so anyone can follow your process and get the same answer you did.
