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Sheet # 190 Critical Thinking

Name: _____________________ Date_____________


Use drawings, words, or numbers to explain how you got your answer.

Maria is weighing 4 cubes. The pictures below show the results when some cubes are placed on a balance.




1) Name two cubes that are heavier than Cube D. Write the number of the picture or pictures you used to find each of your answers.





2) Tell whether Cube B is lighter or heavier than Cube A. Write the number of the picture or pictures you used to find your answer.




3) List the 4 cubes in order from lightest to heaviest.


















Answers for Sheet # 190

1) Cube A and Cube C. Figure 1 and figure 4. There are other answers as well.

2) Cube B is heavier than Cube A. Figures 2 and 3. Cube B is heavier than Cube C. Cube C his heavier than Cube A. Hence Cube B is heavier than Cube A.

3) Cube D, Cube A,Cube C, and Cube B.