Grade
4

Would You Rather? Treehouse Painting

Would you rather paint …

This wall of the treehouse? It's 5 feet tall and 6 feet wide with no doors and no windows. Or this wall of the treehouse. It's 5 feet tall and 8 feet wide, with a 2 by 1 window and a 4 by 3 door?

Use pictures, models, words, numbers, or symbols to justify your choice.

I would rather paint … because …

Challenge

Why might someone rather paint the other wall?

Follow-up

Write your own problem like this one. Share it with someone else and ask them to explain their choice.