Estimation lesson

Estimation Lesson

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