Act 1 – The 3 Pears

 

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What do you notice? What do you wonder?

  • Question 1: How much will the 3 pears weigh? Estimate.
  • Estimate: Will the weight of the 3 pears be greater or less than a pound? Explain you reasoning.

 

Act 2

The weight of each individual pear

 


 

Act 3

The weight of the 3 Pears is off by a 1/8 because the scale rounded the weight of the individual pears to the nearest 1/8.


 

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