Notice and Wonder

What do you notice?
What do you wonder?

What is the Question?

Krispy Kreme created this box to hold three layers of
doughnuts arranged in rows with the same number
of doughnuts in each row. The doughnuts are
approximately 89 millimeters across.

The Question is…..

Krispy Kreme created this box to hold three layers
of doughnuts arranged in rows with the same
number of doughnuts in each row. The doughnuts
are approximately 89 millimeters across.

How many of these doughnuts does the box hold?

What information do you need/not need?

Krispy Kreme created this box to hold three layers
of doughnuts arranged in rows with the same
number of doughnuts in each row. The doughnuts
are approximately 89 millimeters across.

How many of these doughnuts does the box hold?

What will the answer look like?

What is an amount that What is an amount that
is too LOW? is too HIGH?

Mathematical Task

Krispy Kreme created this • Select any tools of your choice to help
box to hold three layers of you solve the problem.
doughnuts arranged in 25
rows with 32 doughnuts in • Work with a partner to solve the
each row. The doughnuts problem in a way that makes sense to
are approximately 89 you.
millimeters across.
• Write an equation to represent the
How many of these problem using the variable, d, to
doughnuts does the box represent the unknown.
hold?
• Be prepared to explain your strategy and
justify your thinking.

Did you get the correct answer?

How did you solve this problem?