estimation theory

Two friends try to estimate how long they will have to wait in line to get on the fantastic new ride.

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A pack of coyotes tries to determine how many roadrunners and other creatures are in their vicinity, and while some count different groups and add their totals together, Clever Coyote rounds off and estimates.

Physicist Aaron Santos explains how math problems can be solved with the "Fermi method" of approximations, and details how to construct formulas to answer various sports related math challenges.

The four math monsters show how to estimate as they help Aunt Two Lips figure out how many gollywomples are on her 100 trees.

Photographs and easy-to-follow text teach children about estimations and offer tips to help them create accurate estimates.

Readers learn how to estimate as two friends guess how many passengers are on a bus, cars are in a traffic jam, and jelly beans are in a jar.