On Monday, a factory made 699 boxes of baby blankets. Each box contained 6 blankets. The manager worked out that the factory made 5,874 blankets that day. Does that sound about right?
No, that's way too high.
Ann's grandmother can make a doll dress using 19 inches of fabric. For Ann's birthday, her grandmother made her 6 new doll dresses. Ann worked out that her grandmother used 114 inches of fabric to make the dresses. Correct?
yes
5x33 is roughly....
150
Ted's basketball coach wants the team to practice shooting free throws. There are 21 players on his team. The coach wants each player to shoot 9 free throws. Ted works out that his team will shoot 189 free throws altogether. correct?
yes
7x83 is roughly...
560
39×62 is roughly
2,400
Emma bought a new reusable water bottle that holds 18 ounces. On Monday, she drank a full bottle of water 5 times. Emma worked out that she drank 140 ounces of water on Monday. Does that sound about right?
No! It's much too high!
Each week, Brad earns a $7 allowance if he does his chores. There are 52 weeks in a year. Brad works out that he will earn $214 this year if he always does his chores. Does that sound about right?
No, it's too low
To decorate for a school dance, 8 students hung streamers in the gym. Each student hung 31 streamers. Liz worked out that the students hung a total of 248 streamers. Does that sound about right?
yes
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