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One theater sold 1,722 tickets. Another theater sold 1,210 tickets. Paul thinks the third theater sold 733 tickets. Is this reasonable? |  |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) | Three troops collected a total of 3,696 coupons. One troop collected 1,606 . Another troop collected 1,453 . Carol thinks the third troop collected 2,090 . Is this reasonable? |  |  |  |  | 2.  \u003Cbr>3.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | Three bakeries sold a total of 3,618 muffins this week. One bakery sold 1,915 muffins. Another bakery sold 933 muffins. Cody thinks the third bakery sold 770 muffins. Is this reasonable? |  |  |  |  | 4.  \u003Cbr>5.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) | Three giraffes at a zoo weigh a total of 11,888 pounds. One giraffe weighs 7,402 pounds. Another giraffe weighs 2,183 pounds. Bianca thinks the third giraffe weighs 2,303 pounds. Is this reasonable? |  |  |  |  | 6.  \u003Cbr>7.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) | Three farms picked a total of 4,695 pounds of pears. One farm picked 2,600 pounds. Another farm picked 1,393 pounds. Amy thinks the third farm picked 6,088 pounds. Is this reasonable? |  |  |  |  | 8.  \u003Cbr>9.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) | Three dinosaurs at a museum weigh a total of 11,413 pounds. One dinosaur weighs 8,308 pounds. Another dinosaur weighs 2,239 pounds. Victor thinks the third dinosaur weighs 866 pounds. Is this reasonable? |  |  |  |  | 10.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7) | Three teams scored a total of 1,379 runs this season. One team scored 847. Another team scored 232. Ned thinks the third team scored 1,079 . Is this reasonable? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) | Three gardens picked a total of 6,110 pounds of pears. One garden picked 3,362 pounds. Another garden picked 1,661 pounds. Debby thinks the third garden picked 2,748 pounds. Is this reasonable? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 9) | A delivery van traveled a total of 2,586 miles in three days. On the first day it traveled 1,287 miles. On the second day it traveled 685 miles. Emily thinks it traveled 614 miles on the third day. Is this reasonable? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 10) | A cargo train traveled a total of 2,643 miles in three days. On the first day it traveled 1,435 miles. On the second day it traveled 744 miles. Rachel thinks it traveled 464 miles on the third day. Is this reasonable? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 1-10 |  | 90 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 0 |\n\n[Math](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 2)[ www.CommonCoreSheets.com](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 2)[ 2](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 2)  \nDeciding if an Answer is Reasonable  \nName: Answer Key  \n\n| Determine whether each answer is reasonable.\u003Cbr>1) Three theaters sold a total of 3,665 tickets this weekend. One theater sold 1,722 tickets. Another theater sold 1,210 tickets. Paul thinks the third theater sold 733 tickets. Is this reasonable? |  |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  yes  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) | Three troops collected a total of 3,696 coupons. One troop collected 1,606 . Another troop collected 1,453 . Carol thinks the third troop collected 2,090 . Is this reasonable? |  |  |  |  | 2.\u003Cbr>3. |  | no |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | yes |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | Three bakeries sold a total of 3,618 muffins this week. One bakery sold 1,915 muffins. Another bakery sold 933 muffins. Cody thinks the third bakery sold 770 muffins. Is this reasonable? |  |  |  |  | 4.\u003Cbr>5. |  | yes |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | no |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) | Three giraffes at a zoo weigh a total of 11,888 pounds. One giraffe weighs 7,402 pounds. Another giraffe weighs 2,183 pounds. Bianca thinks the third giraffe weighs 2,303 pou","cbCaimoXADjzvHlU","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimoXADjzvHlU","pdf",43213,"English","# Determine Whether Each Answer Is Reasonable\n## Problems 1-10 with Yes/No Responses","[{\"question\":\"How do you decide whether a proposed third answer is reasonable?\",\"answer\":\"Use the given total and add the two provided parts. 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