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Sheet # 109 Critical Thinking

Name: _____________________ Date_____________


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1) Tom's mom is a veterinarian. She weighs 70 Kg. She gets on a scale holding a large cat. The scale reads 77 Kg. How much does the cat weigh?













2) Jack is 1 meter 25 cm tall and weighs 35 Kg. If he were to get on his scale at home with the cat in question 1, what would his scale read?




























































Answers for sheet # 109

1) Weight of the cat = 77 - 70 = 7 Kg

2) 35 Kg + 7 Kg = 42 Kg