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M&M Math
  1. Guess how many M&M's are in the bag. _________________

  2. Open your bag. Count the M&M's. How many M&M's are in the bag? __________________

  3. How far off was your guess? _______________________

  4. Sort your M&M's by color.
    • G = green ________________

    • O = orange ________________

    • B = blue ________________
    • R = red ________________

    • Y = yellow ________________

    • LB = light brown ________________

    • DB = dark brown ________________

  5. Which color had the most candies? _____________

  6. Which color had the fewest candies? _____________

  7. Were there more blue or yellow? _______________

  8. Were there more light brown or dark brown? _____________

  9. Were there more red or orange? ________________

  10. Do all the candy bags contain the same number of candies and colors? How can you explain this?__________________________

  11. M&M's have between __________ and ________ candies in a bag.

  12. The least common color is _____________.

  13. The most common color is _____________.

  14. Why were more dark brown candies in the bag? ________________________________

  15. What combination of two colors equals the greatest amount of candies? ____________ and ______________

  16. How does the number of dark brown candies compare with the number of all the other candies together? ________________________________________________________________

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