The Horse Named Pot-8-Os
Meet the most strangely named horse in history: Potoooooooo! In the 1700s, a horse owner wanted to name his new colt "Potatoes." He asked a stable boy to write the name on the horse's feed bin. The boy wasn't sure how to spell it, so he wrote "Pot" and then the letter 'o' eight times: Pot-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o. The owner thought it was so funny that he kept the name! People usually shortened it to "Pot-8-Os." Learn more!
Wee Ones
Pot-8-Os had exactly 8 'o's in his name. Is the number 8 MORE than 5 or LESS than 5?
Little Kids
Pot-8-Os was a legendary champion who won 34 races. Is 34 an even number or an odd number? (Hint: even numbers can be split into two equal groups).
Big Kids
Pot-8-Os was a very successful father! He had 172 children who also grew up to be winning racehorses. If we round 172 to the nearest hundred, what number do we get?
The Sky's the Limit
Imagine Pot-8-Os is resting in a perfectly square grass field. If the area of the field is 121 square metres, what is the length of one side of his field? (Hint: find the square root of 121).