May Madness math
With the second round of voting in the Tournament of Books completed, mathematicians in Room 123 went to work! They counted ballots and found the winners. Then they used a variety of math strategies to find the difference in the number of votes between the winning books and the also-rans.
This type of math problem–a comparison problem–can be challenging for young mathematicians. Grounding the problem in a real-life context supports their thinking as well as increasing their engagement.
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