TEACHERS

Complete each sentence with one of these homophones: meet, meat, or mete.

1. Lions eat the _____ of animals they hunt.
2. If hyenas _____ a lion, they will usually back away. But they may try to steal the lion's kill.
3. Hyenas don't _____ out helpings of a kill; each hyena will eat whatever it can!

Estimate each answer.

1. Is 1/4 + 1/6 = >1/2 or <1/2
2. Is 2/3 + 1/4 = >1/2 or <1/2
3. Is 1/8 + 2/4 = >1/2 or <1/2

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