Sheet # 11/Berlioz the Bear

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1. Berlioz and the rest of the musicians got ready to play at the concert.
Four of the band members were on the wagon. They needed to make room for two more.
How many musicians were in the band?



2. Berlioz heard 3 buzzes in his double bass.
Then he heard three more.
How many buzzes did he hear in all?




3. A rooster tried to pull the wagon out of the hole. He only weighed 4 pounds.
Then a cat came by to help. He weighed 7 pounds.
How much more did the cat weigh than the rooster?





4. A dog and a goat came by to help the cat and the rooster.
How many legs were on these four animals altogether?




5. Soon a horse and a bull came by. The horse tried to pull the wagon out for 5 minutes. The bull tugged on it for 6 minutes.How long did they try to pull the wagon out of the hole altogether?





6. A bee stung the mule and made him jump and run so that the wheel came out of the hole.
The wagon had 4 wheels.
Each wheel had 6 spokes.
How many spokes were on the four wagon wheels altogether?



7. How many wagon wheels would there be if there were two wagons? How many spokes would there be on two wagons?




8. The six musicians decided that next time they would take two wagons so that the wagons wouldn't be so heavy. How many musicians would be in each wagon if half went in one and half in the other?





9. The wagon got to the town square at 8 p.m. o'clock. The musicians played for two hours. What time did they stop?




10. There were 30 guests dancing in the square, but there were only 20 chairs. When they got tired, how many guests had to stand or sit on the ground?









Answers for sheet # 11 Berlioz the Bear

1) 6 musicians
2) 6 buzzes
3) 3 pounds
4) 4 legs + 4 legs + 4 legs + 2 legs (rooster) = 14 legs
5) 11 minutes
6) 24 spokes
7) 8 wheels and 48 spokes
8) 3 musicians in each wagon
9) 10 p.m.
10) 10 people