The purpose of this task is to illustrate through an absurd example the fact that in real life quantities are reported to a certain level of accuracy, and it does not make sense to treat them as having greater accuracy.
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Subject(s): Mathematics
Grade Level(s): 9, 10, 11, 12
Keywords: Dinosaur Bones, dinosaurs, quantities, cpalms, icpalms, illustrativemathematics.org, illustrative mathematics, tasks, mathematics, math, Florida standards, resource, free, freely available, problems-based learning, student activities
Instructional Component Type(s):
Problem-Solving Task
Resource Collection:
Illustrative Mathematics