Grade
5

Would You Rather? Digging for Treasure

A pirate has buried two treasure chests. You can choose one to dig up.
Would you rather dig up …

The first treasure chest, which is 2.5 kilometers away and buried somewhere in a 25 foot by 38 foot yard, no more than 3 feet deep? Or the second treasure chest, which is 1,500 meters away and buried somewhere in a 22 foot by 16 foot yard, up to 6 feet deep?

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

I would rather dig up … because …

Challenge

Think of one thing you could change about one or both situations so that your decision would be different. Explain why.

Follow-up

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