Unit 6 Contents

Here are Romesh's estimates:

7. The actual number of marbles is 142. The actual number of marshmallows is 38.
1. What is the difference between Romesh's estimate of the number of marbles and the actual number?
2. What is the difference between Romesh's estimate of the number of marshmallows and the actual number?
3. Is Romesh's estimate for the number of marbles better than his estimate for the number of marshmallows? Why or why not?
8. The actual number of beans is 363. The actual number of cubes is 583.
1. Look at the estimates that Linda and Romesh made for the number of beans. Which one made the better estimate? Show or tell how you decided.
2. Look at both of their estimates for the number of cubes. Which one made the better estimate? Show or tell how you decided.