https://padlet.com/gatesj5/3wl8yi72vdqy Fermi Math en-us 2018-11-21 18:45:39 UTC 2018-11-21 19:19:37 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lovecookie.png gatesj5 https://padlet.com/gatesj5/3wl8yi72vdqy/wish/306825275  Commercially produced valentines were first produced in the 1840s. Today, over 140 million Valentine’s Day cards are purchased each year. If you wanted to send a valentine card to each person in the world this year: 
 Without making any calculations or using any reference materials, make a wild guess:
*How many boxes of packaged valentines would you need to buy? 
• How much would it cost for you to purchase and mail all of the cards? 
• If everyone in the world sent a valentine to everyone else in the world, how many valentines in total would be sent? 
 Boxes needed ______________ Cost________________ Total sent___________________ ]]> 2018-11-21 18:47:33 UTC https://padlet.com/gatesj5/3wl8yi72vdqy/wish/306825275 gatesj5 https://padlet.com/gatesj5/3wl8yi72vdqy/wish/306826427  Now that you have made a wild guess use what you already know to make an educated guess or rough estimate:
Boxes needed _______________ Cost_________________ Total sent__________________  ]]> 2018-11-21 18:52:33 UTC https://padlet.com/gatesj5/3wl8yi72vdqy/wish/306826427 gatesj5 https://padlet.com/gatesj5/3wl8yi72vdqy/wish/306827962 Decide what information you will need to answer these questions. Would a formula work ? If so, what formula would you use?]]> 2018-11-21 18:58:49 UTC https://padlet.com/gatesj5/3wl8yi72vdqy/wish/306827962 gatesj5 https://padlet.com/gatesj5/3wl8yi72vdqy/wish/306829148 Gather the information you need to solve the problem. Be sure to use appropriate resources. ]]> 2018-11-21 19:03:52 UTC https://padlet.com/gatesj5/3wl8yi72vdqy/wish/306829148 gatesj5 https://padlet.com/gatesj5/3wl8yi72vdqy/wish/306829806 Write and evaluate an expression using the information gathered.]]> 2018-11-21 19:06:36 UTC https://padlet.com/gatesj5/3wl8yi72vdqy/wish/306829806 gatesj5 https://padlet.com/gatesj5/3wl8yi72vdqy/wish/306830408  Boxes of valentines needed ___________________________________________________ Cost to purchase and send the cards___________________________________________ Total valentines sent if everyone in the world sent each other a card: _____________________________________________________________________ ]]> 2018-11-21 19:09:24 UTC https://padlet.com/gatesj5/3wl8yi72vdqy/wish/306830408 gatesj5 https://padlet.com/gatesj5/3wl8yi72vdqy/wish/306830868  Explain and justify your answer: ]]> 2018-11-21 19:11:55 UTC https://padlet.com/gatesj5/3wl8yi72vdqy/wish/306830868 gatesj5 https://padlet.com/gatesj5/3wl8yi72vdqy/wish/306831155 2018-11-21 19:13:18 UTC https://padlet.com/gatesj5/3wl8yi72vdqy/wish/306831155