Estimation lesson

Estimation Challenge

Directions

Pick the answer that makes the most sense for each question.

Good Luck!

Multiple Choice

About how long is a stapler?

• 3 inches

• 6 inches

• 9 inches

• 1 foot

Actual length of a stapler is 6.5 inches

Multiple Choice

About how long is this ball?

• 6 inches

• 12 inches

• 18 inches

• 24 inches

An actual NFL football is 11.5 inches

Multiple Choice

About how long is an extended cab pickup?

• 10 feet

• 20 feet

• 30 feet

• 40 feet

The actual length is 19.8 feet

Multiple Choice

About how tall is Blake Shelton?

• 5 feet

• $$5\ \frac{1}{2}$$ feet

• 6 feet

• $$6\ \frac{1}{2}$$ feet

Gwen is ​5 foot 6 inches ( without heels)

Blake is 6 feet 5 inches

Multiple Choice

About how long is a college basketball court?

• 50 feet long

• 100 feet long

• 150 feet

• 200 feet

The actual length is 94 feet

Actual length of a stapler is 6.5 inches

Multiple Choice

About how many staplers tall is Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson?

• 4 staplers

• 8 staplers

• 12 staplers

• 16 staplers

Each stapler is about 6 inches

It would take 13 staplers to reach his height

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The Rock is 6 feet 5 inches

An actual NFL football is 11.5 inches

Multiple Choice

About how many footballs high is my classroom?

• 5 footballs

• 10 footballs

• 15 footballs

• 20 footballs

Actual height is 9 feet

Closest option is 10 footballs

It would take 9 footballs

Gwen is ​5 foot 6 inches ( without heels)

Balke is 6 feet 5 inches

Multiple Choice

This is the Snoopy balloon from the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, about how many Blake Sheltons tall is it?

• 10 Blakes

• 20 Blakes

• 30 Blakes

• 40 Blakes

So about 36 feet

we'd need around 6 Blakes

Closest option is 10

Snoopy is 38 feet tall

So, about 6 feet tall

Blake is 6 ft 5 inches

The actual length is 19.8 feet

Multiple Choice

This is the Washington Monument, about how many trucks high is it? (stacked up end to end )

• 25 trucks

• 50 trucks

• 100 trucks

• 150 trucks

500 ÷ 20 = 25​

Each truck is about 20 feet

Monument is 500 feet tall

The actual length is 94 feet

This is the state of Iowa

Multiple Choice

About how many basketball courts wide ( East to West ) is the state of Iowa?

• 18,000

• 180,000

• 1,800

• 18

The End