Grade
3
Mobile Math: Balance the Triangle
Look at the mobile below. What do you notice? What do you wonder?
Find the missing values so that the mobile is balanced.
If the value of the trapezoid is now 11, how can you change the value of the square so that the mobile remains balanced?
The total value of the mobile is up to you. What values could each of the pieces have that would allow the mobile to be balanced?
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