Students were asked to estimate how many cars were in the parking lot. Sammy said her estimate was 50. She used 5 as a referent, and skip counted by five 10 times. Sammy said there were about five cars in each row and there were about 10 rows. Is Sammy’s reasoning accurate? Explain your thinking.

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