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Circle Up Your M&Ms

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Fifth graders estimate how many M&Ms are in a pre-counted bag. They determine how many colored M&Ms are in a bag, then decide which of the two, bar graph or circle graph (in this case, circle graph) would be best to show te results.

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bar graphs, graphs, circle graphs

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5th
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