SWEET MATH PROBLEMS BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS

Three Act Tasks are a fun way to get us thinking outside the normal math box.  Today we worked our multiplication skills with a sweet question about some Krispy Kreme Doughnuts!

Act 1:

What do you notice about the photos below?  What do you wonder?  
​We want to know how many donuts are in the box!

Act 2:

We needed to know how many donuts are in each row and column and if there are layers! Check out the slides below for the information and a challenge.

Act 3:

Finally, after a lot of math, we get the reveal.
Check out this news report to see if your math is correct!

Big math happening here!