STUDENT TASK FOR SMARTIES

WHICH IS THE MOST POPULAR SMARTIES COLOR?

IN YOUR ASSIGNED GROUP OF THREE, DECIDE WHICH YOU BELIEVE IS THE MOST COMMON SMARTIES COLOR.

OF THE TWENTY CANDIES WITH WHICH YOU WILL BE WORKING, ESTIMATE HOW MANY OF EACH COLOR YOUR THINK YOU WILL HAVE ONCE YOU COUNT THEM.

EACH STUDENT IN YOUR GROUP COUNTS OUT 20 SMARTIES FROM THE BOX. PLEASE KEEP THEM OUT OF YOUR MOUTH!

COUNT THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF EACH COLOR IN YOUR GROUP OF TWENTY. RECORD YOUR FINDINGS. HOW MANY OF EACH COLOR DID YOU COUNT? WRITE YOUR RESULTS AS A FRACTION OF A SET OR GROUP.

ORDER THE SMARTIES COLORS FROM LEAST TO GREATEST WITH 1 BEING THE SMARTIES COLOR THAT WAS MOST COMMON AND 8 BEING THE SMARTIES COLOR THAT WAS LEAST COMMON.

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SMARTIES COLOR	ESTIMATE (IN A GROUP OF 20)	ACTUAL (IN A GROUP OF 20)	FRACTION OF THE GROUP	*ORDER FROM MOST TO LEAST*
RED	&NBSP;	&NBSP;	&NBSP;	&NBSP;
YELLOW	&NBSP;	&NBSP;	&NBSP;	&NBSP;
ORANGE	&NBSP;	&NBSP;	&NBSP;	&NBSP;
BLUE	&NBSP;	&NBSP;	&NBSP;	&NBSP;
GREEN	&NBSP;	&NBSP;	&NBSP;	&NBSP;
PURPLE	&NBSP;	&NBSP;	&NBSP;	&NBSP;
BROWN	&NBSP;	&NBSP;	&NBSP;	&NBSP;
PINK	&NBSP;	&NBSP;	&NBSP;	&NBSP;

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