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One city recycled 2,002 pounds. Another city recycled 1,079 pounds. Sarah thinks the third city recycled 5,174 pounds. Is this reasonable? |  |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) | Three orchards picked a total of 5,013 pounds of pears. One orchard picked 3,134 pounds. Another orchard picked 1,102 pounds. Ned thinks the third orchard picked 1,879 pounds. Is this reasonable? |  |  |  |  | 2.  \u003Cbr>3.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | Three factories made a total of 4,660 toys this week. One factory made 2,542 toys. Another factory made 1,486 toys. Mike thinks the third factory made 632 toys. Is this reasonable? |  |  |  |  | 4.  \u003Cbr>5.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) | Three reading groups read a total of 2,118 pages this month. One reading group read 1,225 pages. Another reading group read 657 pages. Emily thinks the third reading group read 236 pages. Is this reasonable? |  |  |  |  | 6.  \u003Cbr>7.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) | Three teams scored a total of 1,347 runs this season. One team scored 763. Another team scored 236. Robin thinks the third team scored 999. Is this reasonable? |  |  |  |  | 8.  \u003Cbr>9.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) | Three hippos at a zoo weigh a total of 10,854 pounds. One hippo weighs 7,948 pounds. Another hippo weighs 1,578 pounds. Olivia thinks the third hippo weighs 1,328 pounds. Is this reasonable? |  |  |  |  | 10.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7) | Three markets sold a total of 3,452 loaves of bread. One market sold 2,095 loaves. Another market sold 878 loaves. Sam thinks the third market sold 1,357 loaves. Is this reasonable? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) | Three schools collected a total of 4,936 bottles. One school collected 2,620 . Another school collected 1,422 . Amy thinks the third school collected 4,042 . Is this reasonable? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 9) | Three teams collected a total of 5,359 bottles. One team collected 2,741 . Another team collected 1,596 . Paul thinks the third team collected 1,022 . Is this reasonable? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 10) | Three schools collected a total of 3,591 cans. One school collected 2,150 . Another school collected 1,097 . Haley thinks the third school collected 4,688 . Is this reasonable? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 1-10 |  | 90 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 0 |\n\n[Math](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 7)[ www.CommonCoreSheets.com](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 7)[ 7](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 7)  \nDeciding if an Answer is Reasonable  \nName: Answer Key  \n\n| Determine whether each answer is reasonable.\u003Cbr>1) Three cities recycled a total of 4,095 pounds of glass. One city recycled 2,002 pounds. Another city recycled 1,079 pounds. Sarah thinks the third city recycled 5,174 pounds. Is this reasonable? |  |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>[1. ](1.  no)[ no](1.  no)  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) | Three orchards picked a total of 5,013 pounds of pears. One orchard picked 3,134 pounds. Another orchard picked 1,102 pounds. Ned thinks the third orchard picked 1,879 pounds. Is this reasonable? |  |  |  |  | 2.\u003Cbr>3. |  | no |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | yes |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | Three factories made a total of 4,660 toys this week. One factory made 2,542 toys. Another factory made 1,486 toys. Mike thinks the third factory made 632 toys. Is this reasonable? |  |  |  |  | 4.\u003Cbr>5. |  | yes |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | no |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) | Three reading groups read a total of 2,118 pages this month. One reading group read 1,225 pages. Another reading group read 657 pages. Emily thinks the third reading group read 236 pages. Is this reasonable? |  |  |  |  | 6.\u003Cbr>7. |  | ye","cbCaiorvOJEA0pPJ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiorvOJEA0pPJ","pdf",43148,"English","# Determine if an Answer is Reasonable\n## Problem 1\n## Problem 2\n## Problem 3\n## Problem 4\n## Problem 5\n## Problem 6\n## Problem 7\n## Problem 8\n## Problem 9\n## Problem 10","[{\"question\":\"How do you determine whether the third answer is reasonable?\",\"answer\":\"Compute the implied third amount by subtracting the two given parts from the total, then compare it to the stated third value.\"},{\"question\":\"What does “yes” or “no” mean in the answer key?\",\"answer\":\"“Yes” indicates the proposed third value matches the mathematically correct remainder; “no” means it does not.\"},{\"question\":\"Do all problems follow the same total-and-parts structure?\",\"answer\":\"Yes. 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