Grade
4

Same & Different: World Records

Look at the numbers in these two record-breaking facts. What do you notice?

Sources: https://www.foxsports.com/buzzer/story/man-cracks-open-155-walnuts-with-his-forehead-smashes-world-record-031114
http://www.worldrecordacademy.org/mass/largest-human-image-of-a-wheelchair-accessibility-symbol-india-218301
  1. How are the numbers in A and B mathematically the same, and how are they different?
    • A and B are the same because …
    • A and B are different because …
  2. Show a third number. Explain how yours is the same as numbers A and B, and how it is different. What could this be the world record for? Can you write the number in the other two forms?