Bobcat 9-12th Math

Read about the bobcat at

http://bigcatrescue.org/bobcat-facts/   or print out PDF

Bobcats are 21” high and at least 30” long. What would be the best tool to measure a bobcat?

1. Inch ruler with quarter inch subdivisions
2. Yardstick with inch subdivisions
3. Centimeter ruler with millimeter subdivisions
4. Meter stick with centimeter subdivisions

This table shows how many bobcats were trapped. If each * represents 5,000 cats, and each cat’s pelt was worth $60.00, what was the average amount of illegal bobcat pelts sold?

1970 **
1980 ******************
2000 ********

Show how you would solve this problem and show your work and answer.