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Number (estimation): Cheetah Spots

3 - Further Challenges

Inspired by Nature Worksheet

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Further Challenges

  • A cheetah cub is born with all the spots that it will ever have! Can you solve the following problem? A cheetah cub called Lux had 56 spots on its front left leg and 58 spots on its front right leg. It had double the amount of spots on its back left leg than its front right leg and 2 more spots on its back right leg than its back left leg. How many spots did Lux have altogether on its legs?
  • Can you estimate how many spots this mother and her three cubs have altogether?

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Two 18 month-old cheetah cubs must learn to hunt bigger animals. It is a matter of life or death.

Credit: BBC One – Life Story