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The Venomous VorpentVenomous Vorpents eat for about 16 hours a day and
they consume 150kg of meat, mostly from other dragons. In order to find enough food they often have
to travel long distances.
In 5 days a Venomous Vorpent flew a total of 80km. Each day it flew 4km more than the day before. How many kilometres did it fly each day?Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Total
Gronckle dietGronckles are large, thick-skinned nocturnal dragons. They eat large slow moving mammals and sleeping
birds.
In 6 days a Gronckle eats a total of 75 mammals. Each day it eats 3 fewer mammals than the day
before. How many mammals did it eat each day?
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Total
Shortwing Squirrelserpents and insectsShortwing Squirrelserpents are nocturnal and eat
insects in vast quantities, mice, voles and bats. They are only scary because they have a habit of accidently
setting fire to forests while hunting.
In 5 hours one night a Squirrelserpent ate a total of 110 insects. Each hour she ate 5 more insects than the previous hour. How many insects did she eat each hour?
Hour 1 Hour 2 Hour 3 Hour 4 Hour 5 Total
Mood Dragon dietMood Dragons primarily eat fruit, but will also
consume shoots, leaves, flowers, seeds, bark. They also use their colour changing ability to sneak up on
invertebrates, and small vertebrates.
In 6 days a Mood Dragon eats a total of 102 pieces of fruit.
Each day it eats 4 fewer pieces of fruit than the previous day.
How many pieces of fruit did it eat each day?
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Total
Sabre Tooth Driver Dragons
Sabre Tooth Driver Dragons are enormous lion-like dragons that do not hibernate, and are therefore very
useful to the Vikings for pulling their sleighs.
In 5 days a pack of Sabre Tooth Driver Dragons pulled a group of Hairy Hooligans a total of 135km. Each day they pulled the Vikings 4km more than the day before. How many kilometres did they travel each day?Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Total
Sniffer Dragons
Sniffer Dragons are small nocturnal reptiles. They eat fruits, eggs, seeds, insects and small birds. They hunt
in pairs at sunrise and sunset.
In 6 days a pair of Sniffer dragons eat a total of 111 insects.
Each day they eats 3 more insects than the previous day.
How many insects did they eat each day?Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Total
The SkullionThe Skullion is one of the most vicious predator
dragons. They mainly eat Sniffer and Mood dragons, but will also eat Gronckles, Vorpents and
Raptortongues.
In a 5 hour hunt a gang of Skullions ate 300 smaller dragons. Each hour they ate 5 fewer dragons than the previous hour. How many dragons did they eat each hour?Hour 1 Hour 2 Hour 3 Hour 4 Hour 5 Total
Polar Serpents
Polar serpents live in the North, basking like seals on flat icebergs. Their beauty hides a cruel streak, a pack
will even attack a polar bear. While hunting, they ‘windsurf’ across the ice on their tummies and can
travel long distances.
In 6 days a herd of Polar serpents travelled a total of 240km.
Each day they travelled 4km less than the previous day.
How far did they ‘windsurf’ each day?Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Total