Question

Sophie has 5 pieces of string that are each 5 1/4
feet long. Cooper has 4 pieces of string that are each
3 7/8
feet long. Estimate how much more string Sophie has than Cooper has.

Answer 1

To estimate how much more string Sophie has than Cooper, we first find the total length of string for each person:

Sophie:
5 pieces * 5 1/4 feet = 26 1/4 feet each
Total length = 5 * 26 1/4 = 131 1/4 feet

Cooper:
4 pieces * 3 7/8 feet = 15 1/2 feet each
Total length = 4 * 15 1/2 = 62 feet

Now we can estimate the difference:
131 1/4 - 62 = 69 1/4

Therefore, based on this estimate, Sophie has approximately 69 1/4 more feet of string than Cooper.