Sheet # 199/Tall Tale
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1. Pecos Bill was born in Texas in 1832. One day his parents decided they had to move. They moved in the year of 1901. How many years did they live in Texas?
2. Davy Crockett weighed 200 pounds by the time he was eight years old. If his weight doubled by the time he turned sixteen years old, how much would he weigh?
3. Babe measured 42 ax handles from eye to eye. (one ax handle equals one yard). How many yards were between Babe's eyes?
4. John Henry was born in Tennessee but he worked on a railroad in the hills of West Virginia. He was the hardest working railroad man in America. He could work for 10 hours a day without stopping. He worked 7 days a week. How many hours could he work in a week?
5. Pecos Bill knew he had found the horse for himself. His name was Lightning. Bill had to chase Lightning north to the Arctic Circle for 4 days. If he chased him for 13 hours each day, how many hours did Pecos Bill run?
Answers for sheet # 199
1) 69 years
2) 400 pounds
3) 42 yards
4) 70 hours
5) 52 hours