Sheet # 4/Halloween - Bats
Name: _____________________ Date_____________
Explain and Show Your Work.
1) The largest bats have a wing span up to 6 feet. How many inches is that? How many yards is that?
2) Some bats can live as long as 30 years. How many months is that?
3) Bats are agile fliers. They can twist and turn to dart after their prey at great speeds. One bat twists 7 times and darts 8 times to capture its prey, and other bats can imitate the first bat. How many total twists and darts will there be for the 5 bats?
4) Bats eat many insects. A brown bat eats 150 mosquitoes in 15 minutes. How many mosquitoes can it eat in one hour? How many mosquitoes can six bats eat in an hour?
Answers for sheet # 4
1) 72 inches and 2 yards
2) 360 months
3) 75
4) 600 and 3600