Predicting the Size of the Result

 

  1. Here is the word problem my partner and I solved: An apple orchard covers 12 acres. There is a watering spout for every ¼ acre. Are there more or fewer than 12 watering spouts? How do you know? How many watering spouts are there in the orchard?
  2. Here is a picture of my visual that represents the problem: {}
  3. Here is my equation(s) with a variable to represent the unknown amount: a?
  4. When predicting my answer, I know my answer will be smaller or larger because… I didn’t predict 
  5. Here is a picture of the work I did to solve the problem: {}
  6. My answer and label is… 48 water sprouts