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Huong has a hermit crab tank that is 75 centimeters long and 30 centimeters wide.
He has $30 to spend on some accessories.
Huong wants to make sure he has space in his tank for the crab to climb, and for food and water. He also wants the tank to look cool.
He wanted to make sure all of the accessories he bought would fit on the bottom of the tank, so he looked at the dimensions (length and width) of each item.
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when you finish ALL pages.
How could you get started?
Find the area of the tank.
Find the area of the base of each of the items that Huong might want to put in the tank.
Use grid paper to draw a picture of the base of the tank and show how you would place each item.
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Math at Home activities include a variety of math routines that invite students to engage in meaningful mathematical problem solving and discourse. Math at Home activities are provided by The Math Learning Center with support from the Maier Math Foundation. MATH IN OUR WORLD Math in Our World activities invite students to solve problems about math in our homes and the world around them. These problems feature glimpses into other families’ lives. Many of the problem situations can be extended. Students can take it to the next level by writing and solving their own problems about the situation. Take a look at the Reference for Educators for sample student responses for this specific activity. https://mathathome.mathlearningcenter.org/activity/1564 WANT TO LEARN MORE? Visit https://mathathome.mathlearningcenter.org/about
