Students were asked to estimate how many cars drove by the school during lunch. Marsha said her estimate was 20. She used 5 as a referent, and skip counted by five 4 times. Sammy said that five cars went by during the first 5 minutes of lunch and there were 20 minutes in lunch. Is Marsha’s reasoning accurate? Explain your thinking.

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