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Sheet # 83/Thanksgiving

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Explain and Show Your Work.

The turkey sat on the barnyard fence and he sang this sad sad tune, "Gobble, gobble,gobble, gobble,gobble, gobble, gobble, I would like to run away. Gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble I don't like Thanksgiving Day!"

1. How many times did the turkey say, "Gobble"?


2. This year's Thanksgiving turkey weighs 20 pounds. Last year's it weighed 16 pounds. How much heavier is the turkey this year?




3. The turkey needs to roast for 5 hours. If it starts cooking at 7:00 a.m., what time will it be done?




4. For Thanksgiving dinner we will bake two dozen rolls. How many rolls will we bake?




5. We will eat pumpkin pie. We have three pies. We will cut each pie into 6 pieces. How many pieces of pie will we have?





6. We will watch the parade on TV. It begins at 9:00 a.m. It lasts for 2 hours and 30 minutes. What time will the parade be over?




7. Daddy watches football games on Thanksgiving Day. His team gets three touchdowns. Each touchdown is 6 points. How many points did his team get?