2026-04-09

The Hotel Ducks

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At the Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee, five special ducks have the most important job in the building! Every morning, they ride the elevator down from their rooftop "Duck Palace" to the lobby fountain. They walk on a long red carpet while a special "Duckmaster" leads the way. They spend the whole day swimming in the fountain and then march back to the elevator in the evening to go home for dinner! Learn more!

Wee Ones

The ducks march to the fountain in a line. If there is 1 leader duck at the front and 4 ducks following behind, how many ducks are in the line in total?

Little Kids

The ducks spend 6 hours at the fountain every day. If they arrive at 11:00 in the morning and stay for 6 hours, what time is the evening march when they go home?

Big Kids

If you buy a small rubber duck at the hotel gift shop for 60 cents and pay with a 1-dollar coin (100 cents), how much change do you get?

The Sky's the Limit

Every team of ducks at the hotel has 1 male drake and 4 female hens. What is the ratio of drakes to hens in a team?