Simon's Challenge

Here is a challenge about schools of fish.

There were 20 schools of tiny neon tetras. Each school had 20 neon tetras in it.

There were 8 schools of butterfly fish. There were 30 butterfly fish in each school.

How many fish were there in all?

Please explain your thinking when you write your answer.

Your Name:

Include your email address if you would like a response to your work:

How many fish are there altogether? Explain the thinking you used to get your answer.

Write your own math story that we can post on the web site.


 
Here's who has answered correctly  so far:

Simon V.           Paige D.                Jessica G.

Rodrigo L.         Jeff S.                    Gerald W.

Daryl B.          Samantha M.         Caroline A.

Bridgette S.         Katie K.                 Jennifer L.

Cleo A.                   Abby L.             Carolyn P.

Andrea L.            Forrest T.              Kate H.

Gabriel S.             Lara M.               Caroline B.

Selly S.                    Yasmin S.          Anna E.

Hailey B.                Harrison B.        Josh P.

 

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