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Two children were looking at the number of school buses in the parking lot. To estimate the number of school buses in the parking lot, one child said she would use a referent of 10 while the other child said she would use a referent of 100. Which referent would be...P – EC – WP8
A large number of people were waiting to enter the hockey rink for the provincial championship. The picture below represents the crowd. What would you choose as a referent for your estimate? Explain your thinking.P – EC – WP1
There were boxes of crayons covering the top of Charlie’s desk. The boxes of crayons were side-by-side, and none were on top of each other. The teacher asked Charlie to estimate the number of boxes on the top of the desk. Charlie said 50. Would you agree with Charlie?...P – EC – WP2
There were boxes of crayons covering the top of Desi’s desk. The boxes of crayons were side-by-side, and none were on top of each other. The teacher asked Desi if he thought there would be closer to 100 or 1000 boxes of crayons on the top of the desk. Which estimate...Page 80 of 107