elementary math poem: addition dog

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My Dog Addition

I got a new dog,
Addition's his name,
He got really fat,
Eating's his game!

Daily, Addition,
Doubles his weight,
Thinks doggie food,
Is tasty and great...
4 pounds he weighed,
But added 4 more,
8 pounds,
So fat,
Couldn't squeeze out the door...

But 8 pounds was light,
So he added 8 more,
The sum was 16,
His teeth were quite sore...
16's enough!
You want to get fatter?
16 more pounds,
Is something the matter?

The sum was real big,
The sum made me mad,
16 + 16
But addition was glad!
32 pounds,
He looked like a hog,
Couldn't get him to walk,
Go swimming, or jog!!
He kept adding, and adding, and adding,
More pounds,
Until his stomach did gurgle,
With groaning-type sounds!!!
Now Addition's so big,
It's just a sad fact,
I'll need dog, Addition,
To learn to subtract...

Math Challenges

If my dog Addition weighed 32 pounds, and he lost 2 pounds a day for 3 days, how much did he weigh?

If my dog Addition weighed 32 pounds, and doubled his weight every day for 4 more days, how much did he weigh?

If my dog addition went to the movies with 5 dog friends and 3 humans, how many legs were in the movie theater?

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