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Measurement (money): The Fossil Stall

3 - Further Challenges

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Further Challenges

  • Molly and Zachary decided to make some crochet trilobite fossils, which they decided to sell for £3 each. If they raised £15 from selling a mixture of trilobites, ammonites and belemnites, how many of each type did they sell? There is more than one answer. How do you know if you have found all possible solutions?
  • Look at the picture below. Can you work out the value of each fossil?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/ideas/videos/the-girl-who-helped-discover-dinosaurs/p06bfr1s/player

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Related Clip

Mary Anning’s amazing fossil discoveries.

Credit: BBC – IDEAS