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Dinosaur BonesRoss Geller is a famous palaeontologist, which means he digs up dinosaur bones. On a dig in Australia he uncovered the skeleton of a family of Stegosauruses, but can you work out how many bones he found.
Up to 30 thigh bones
When he put them into groups of two, there were none left over
When he put them in groups of three, there were none left over.
When he put them in groups of five, there were none left over.
Up to 30 tail spikes When he put them into groups of three, there were two left over
When he put them in groups of four, there were three left over.
When he put them in groups of five, there were three left over.
Up to 40 shin bones When he put them in groups of four, there were three left over.
When he put them in groups of five, there were four left over.
When he put them into groups of six, there were three left over.
Up to 50 dinosaur eggs
When he put them in groups of five, there was one left over.
When he put them in groups of six, there were none over.
When he put them in groups of seven, there was one left over
Up to 60 bony plates
When he put them in groups of three, there were two left over.
When he put them in groups of four, there was one left over.
When he put them in groups of five, there was one left over
Up to 100 large ribs When he put them in groups of five, there were four left over.
When he put them in groups of six, there were five left over.
When he put them in groups of seven, there were five left over
Up to 100 teeth When he put them into groups of six, there were five left over.
When he put them into groups of seven, there were six left over.
When he put them into groups of eight, there were three left over.
Up to 100 vertebrate
When he put them in groups of seven, there were none left over.
When he put them in groups of eight, there were two left
over. When he put them in groups of nine, there were eight left
overUp to 100 foot
bones When he put them into groups of seven, there were five left
over. When he put them into groups of eight, there were none
left over. When he put them into groups of nine, there were six left
over.