Zach's Challenge

Zach noticed some spiders in his closet.

One day there were eight spiders in my closet. Each spider had eight legs.

How many spider legs were in my closet?

Then two spiders ran away.

How many spider legs were left in my closet?

How many spider legs got away?

 

Your Name:

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How many spider legs were there in the closet to begin with? Please explain the thinking you used to get your answer.

How many spider legs were in the closet after two spiders ran away?

How many spider legs ran away?

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


Here's who has answered correctly  so far:

Andy L.              Lee A.              Paige D.             Rodrigo L.        

Chris W.             Sam S.             Brian T.                 Noni G.

Hailey B.           Emma W.         Alex B.                Zach M.

Alex B.