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Estimating School Store Purchases

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Students examine uses for estimating, and round purchase prices to estimate total purchases in a simulated school store setting. They discuss what it means for an item to be on sale, and observe the teacher work through the process of estimation. Students complete a store purchases worksheet and solve a variety of purchasing scenarios.

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estimation

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estimating, estimating purchase prices, sale prices, school store, math
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Grade
3rd - 5th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
2 days

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