Learning and Teaching for Mathematical Literacy

From the website:

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The examples used in the book are from Estimation of Number (Quiz A).

Original colour versions of items used in the book:

The length of a grain of rice is

• less than 2 mm
• between 2 mm and 10 mm (correct)
• between 10 mm and 20 mm
• between 20 mm and 30 mm
• more than 30 mm

This picture shows a clothes airer made of plastic coated wire. The white wire is thinner. There is a 30cm ruler on the floor. The total length of the white wire is

• less than 2 metres
• between 2m and 5 m
• between 5 m and 10 m
• between 10 m and 15 m (correct)
• more than 15 m.