Petting Zoo
The zoo where Alex works has agreed to bring some
animals to the pet fair. Guests can pay to feed and
play with the animals. Alex has to decide which
animals to bring and how much food they will need.
Petting Zoo Notes
Include 2 or 3 different kinds
of animals.
. Include more than 6 but fewer
than 9 animals.
.
Have enough food to feed each
animal a day's worth of food.
Alex reads the keeper's notes to find about how
much an average animal eats in a day.
How much food should Alex bring to the pet fair?
582
Keeper's Notes
About Feeding Animals
Rabbit:£ of pellets
and pound of vegetables.
Goat: 4 pounds of hay and
2 pounds of grains.
Small Pig:5pounds of
food (mix of grains and
vegetables, at least one
pound of each food).
Calf: 10 pounds of hay and
4 pounds of grains
