Happy Thanksgiving everyone!  I hope you are enjoying time at home with your family.  Here are some Thanksgiving problems to solve.  Don’t forget to look on your classmates’ pages.  Many of them have posted problems that you could solve too.

To solve these problems, you may need to make a diagram or chart, draw a picture or use counters to keep track of your thinking.  Happy Math!

The Pilgrims and the Indians had a big feast.  There were 10 more Pilgrims than there were Indians.  There were 150 people in all.  how many Pilgrims and how many Indians were at the feast?

Mrs. Corn is making a turkey dinner.  Her turkey is 22 pounds.  It takes 15 minutes a pound to cook the turkey.  If Mrs. Corn wants everyone to eat dinner at 4:00 pm, when should she put the turkey into the oven?

Mrs. Mayflower is making Thanksgiving dinner.  40 people are coming.  She wants to make one long table so she needs to borrow some tables.  Each table can sit 3 on a side and 2 at an end.  How many tables will she need so everyone can sit together?  (Hint: Draw a picture)