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One school collected 1,564 . Another school collected 783. Debby thinks the third school collected 922. Is this reasonable? |  |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) | Three groves picked a total of 5,115 pounds of pears. One grove picked 2,938 pounds. Another grove picked 1,531 pounds. Olivia thinks the third grove picked 4,469 pounds. Is this reasonable? |  |  |  |  | 2.  \u003Cbr>3.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | Three whales at an aquarium weigh a total of 10,682 pounds. One whale weighs 7,714 pounds. Another whale weighs 1,479 pounds. Vanessa thinks the third whale weighs 1,489 pounds. Is this reasonable? |  |  |  |  | 4.  \u003Cbr>5.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) | A cyclist rode a total of 1,889 miles in three days. On the first day she rode 911 miles. On the second day she rode 639 miles. George thinks she rode 339 miles on the third day. Is this reasonable? |  |  |  |  | 6.  \u003Cbr>7.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) | Three groves picked a total of 5,153 pounds of peaches. One grove picked 2,588 pounds. Another grove picked 1,384 pounds. Adam thinks the third grove picked 2,565 pounds. Is this reasonable? |  |  |  |  | 8.  \u003Cbr>9.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) | Three fields grew a total of 6,136 pounds of corn. One field grew 3,251 pounds. Another field grew 1,750 pounds. Dave thinks the third field grew 7,886 pounds. Is this reasonable? |  |  |  |  | 10.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7) | Three groves picked a total of 6,484 pounds of plums. One grove picked 3,865 pounds. Another grove picked 1,400 pounds. Katie thinks the third grove picked 1,219 pounds. Is this reasonable? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) | Three libraries read a total of 1,789 pages this month. One library read 1,026 pages. Another library read 488 pages. John thinks the third library read 763 pages. Is this reasonable? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 9) | Three factories produced a total of 6,315 bricks today. One factory produced 3,423 bricks. Another factory produced 1,533 bricks. Billy thinks the third factory produced 1,359 bricks. Is this reasonable? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 10) | Three bees at a hive gathered a total of 1,211 grams of pollen. One bee gathered 813 grams. Another bee gathered 215 grams. Lana thinks the third bee gathered 183 grams. Is this reasonable? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 1-10 |  | 90 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 0 |\n\n[Math](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 6)[ www.CommonCoreSheets.com](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 6)[ 6](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 6)  \nDeciding if an Answer is Reasonable  \nName: Answer Key  \n\n| Determine whether each answer is reasonable.\u003Cbr>1) Three schools collected a total of 3,269 cans. One school collected 1,564 . Another school collected 783. Debby thinks the third school collected 922. Is this reasonable? |  |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  yes  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) | Three groves picked a total of 5,115 pounds of pears. One grove picked 2,938 pounds. Another grove picked 1,531 pounds. Olivia thinks the third grove picked 4,469 pounds. Is this reasonable? |  |  |  |  | 2.\u003Cbr>3. |  | no |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | yes |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | Three whales at an aquarium weigh a total of 10,682 pounds. One whale weighs 7,714 pounds. Another whale weighs 1,479 pounds. Vanessa thinks the third whale weighs 1,489 pounds. Is this reasonable? |  |  |  |  | 4.\u003Cbr>5. |  | yes |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | no |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) | A cyclist rode a total of 1,889 miles in three days. On the first day she rode 911 miles. On the second day she rode 639 miles. 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