| Name | Species | Weight | Height | |
| Ziggy | African | 6,350 kg | 3.1 metres | |
| Topsy | Asian | 4,990 kg | 2.7 metres | |
| Tusko | Indian | 4,535 kg | 2.9 metres | |
| Roxy | Sri Lankan | 5,440 kg | 2.6 metres | |
| Cleopatra | Sumatran | 3,650 kg | 2.2 metres |
- Which is the heaviest elephant? Roxy (Sri Lankan)
- Which elephant is 30 cms shorter than 3 metres? Topsy (Asian)
- Which TWO elephants weigh a total of 10,000 kgs?
Ziggy and Cleopatra
- Which TWO elephants have a total height of 6 metres? Ziggy and Tusko
Elmer is a patchwork elephant. All in all he has 8 white, 9 purple, 10, orange, 10 black, 11 pink, 12 blue, 13 yellow, 14 green and 17 red patches.
- How many of Elmer’s patches are either black or white? 18
- How many of Elmer’s patches are primary colours? 42
- How many more red patches has Elmer got than orange? 7
- If he lies in the sun, Elmer’s pink patches will turn red! How many red patches will he end up with if he spends the day sunbathing?
28
- How many patches has Elmer got altogether? 104
- What fraction of Elmer’s patches are orange?
- Ten, hundred and fourths
10
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104
Waterstones have a themed sale of elephant stories. Here are the eight best sellers on the day;
| Book | Author | Price | Number of copies sold |
| The Fifth Elephant | Terry Pratchett | £7.50 | 12 |
| Elmer’s Special Day | David McKee | £6.00 | 11 |
| Elmer’s Colours | David McKee | £6.00 | 10 |
| The Elephant Whisperer | Lawrence Anthony | £10.00 | 10 |
| Hannah’s Dreams | Diane Hammond | £8.50 | 8 |
| Elmer and the Monsters | David McKee | £6.00 | 7 |
| Silent Thunder | Katy Payne | £12.00 | 4 |
| An Elephant in my Kitchen | Francoise Malby-Anthony | £15.00 | 3 |
- How many of the three top selling Elmer books were sold altogether? 28
- Which book had sales to the total value of £100?
The Elephant Whisperer
- James bought The Fifth Elephant and Silent Thunder. How much change did he get from £20?
50p
- Rebecca spent exactly £22 on two books, Which two books did she buy?
The Elephant Whisperer and Silent Thunder
- Mrs Smith bought two copies of Hannah’s Dreams and a copy of the Fifth Elephant. How much did she spend altogether?
£24.50
- Mrs Watkins buys Fuddlewuddle for her daughter and Simplicute Elephant for her niece. How much does she spend altogether?
£30.00
- Mr Carberry buys Pink Elephant Plush. He pays with a £50 note. How much change does he receive?
£34.00
- The toy shop sell five Jellycat Dancing Darcy toys. How much money do they receive for these five elephants?
£75.00
- Jenny can’t choose between the Simplicute Elephant and the Pink Plush Elephant. How much cheaper is the Simplicute Elephant?
£4.00
- If you could choose TWO of these toys, which two would you choose to buy?
- How much would these two toys cost altogether?
Depends upon answer to Q5.
- How much would it cost to buy ALL five toys?
£81.00
- If the shopkeeper gives you a 10 per cent discount if you buy all five, how much would that discount amount to?
£8.10
- What would be the total cost of all five toys if you were given a ten per cent discount?
£72.90