Question

: A lion can run 54 miles per
• hour. It runs 12 miles per hour
• faster than a coyote. What is
the combined speed of the lion.
. and the coyote?
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Challenge Yourself!
Write a number sentence to show how fast a coyote
can run.
2. Write a number sentence to show the combined
speed of the lion and the coyote.
3. Show how you found the combined speed of the lion
and the coyote.

Answer 1

The coyote runs 12 miles/hour slower than the lion so 54 - 12 miles/hour = 42 miles/hour (coyote speed)
54 + 42 miles/hour = 96 miles/hour (combined speed)