The Math World · Playground

The number sandbox.

Three tools for building number-sense without anyone watching. Slide a number to see all its forms. Estimate before you calculate. Find the pattern.

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Tool One — one number, three forms

Drag the handle along the line. Watch the fraction, decimal, and percent change together. Same number, three faces.

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Fraction
½
Decimal
0.50
Percent
50%

Tool Two — estimate first, then calculate

Read the problem. Type your estimate. Then we tell you the actual answer. Builders estimate before they trust a calculator.

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Your estimate:

Tool Three — find the pattern

Three numbers in a row. What comes next? Type your guess. Then say the rule out loud (or in your head). The rule is the real answer.

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Next number:
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