The Ratty Tatty Cat - Kylah

Rich Maths Task - Farmer McDonald

Problem 2

Farmer McDonald saw 22 legs on his farm. He only has hens and sheep.
How many sheep and hens did he see?

Kylah really thought about this problem. Her solution was to use sticks to represent the legs. " I have two sheep which  have four legs each. That makes eight. Then I made 7 hens using two legs for each one. That makes 22 legs. The farmer saw 7 hens and 2 sheep.

"4 sheep and 3 hens because sheep have four legs and hens have two so if I add it up it comes to 22 legs."

"I think the farmer saw 11 chickens because they have two legs each so that comes to 22 legs." said Jayde.