Toilet Paper Roll
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Act One
- Teacher noteMake guesses. Ask students for numbers that are too low, too high, and actual guesses.
Write them on the board, on pieces of paper, in their notebook, somewhere.
Act Two
- Teacher noteAsk students to think of information that could be useful in answering the question.
I give you more than enough info here, just in case students ask for it. It's up to them to put a plan in motion.
*Attention: Notice the thickness of one sheet of toilet paper is given in millimeters. You might need to review or have students look up the conversion of millimeters to centimeters or vice versa.
** (Student) Solution is in the Sequel section. - ImageToilet Paper Roll - Act 2a
- ImageToilet Paper Roll - Act 2b
- ImageToilet Paper Roll - Act 2c
Act Three
Sequel
- ImageTP Student Work
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"How many sheets?"...said in both American and Indian accents (produces two different, but related, problems.
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How high will the stack be once all the loo paper is placed in the stack.
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How many licks does it take to get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop?
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How many single sheets are in that toilet paper roll? How large will the stack be if we sold it sheet by sheet?
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