Numbers and Operations Use groups of 2. Materials: Reference books

What's the Number?

Read the following statements.

In 1990, 68% of the households in the United States had a VCR. In that same year, 23% of the households in the United States had a home computer.

Use the percents given above to estimate the number of households with VCRs and computers in

• your classroom.
• your city.
• your state.
• the United States.