Classroom Resources / Problems of the Week
Pushing Pennies
PoW ID: 1549
Geometry / Measurement, 3rd to 5th, Geometry, Measurement, Math Fundamentals, Math Fundamentals Library
| On a square of paper measuring 38.1 mm. a side, you can fit exactly four pennies. Hmmm.... I wonder how many you could fit on a standard sheet of notebook paper (8.5 in. by 11 in., or 215.9 mm. by 279.4 mm.).
Pick a method and estimate the number of pennies you could fit, then tell why you think your estimate is high or low. Be sure to show all your work. | |  |