How many Peeps do you think are sold for Easter? I figure that most people in the U.S. eat a Peep or multiple Peeps during the Easter season. I know some people can’t stand Peeps. Other people think they’re great. There are even Peep eating contests that seem to not make the contestants too sick. Peeps are known for being an Easter candy, but now Peeps are made and available year round. How many Peeps do you think are sold for Easter? 1. Make a guess that you think is too low: 2. Make a guess that you think is too high: 3. Guess the number of Peeps that you think are sold each year: 4. By considering a little more information, lets see how your guess compares to an educated estimate and the actual amount. What information would be helpful to determine the number of Peeps sold in a year? List your ideas and some of the ideas from your class below. 5. Now that you have some ideas about what information would be helpful, your teacher will provide you with a little more information that might help. List this information below. Use the information to estimate the number of Peeps sold in a year. Show all your work and reasoning below. 6. Lets take a random sample of the class to get an idea of our estimates. Your teacher will gather ten estimates. Record each of these estimates in the table below: Student Estimates for Peeps Sold in a Year Find the mean estimate: 7. At the end of this activity your teacher will give you an actual approximation of the number of Peeps sold for Easter. How did the mean of the estimates compare to the actual approximate number of Peeps sold for Easter? PEEPS® Brand Marshmallow Candies are produced by Just Born Candies. They also make Mike and Ike and Hot Tamales. Brought to you by: Yummymath.com Source: http://www.infoplease.com/spot/eastercandy1.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peeps , www.justborn.com http://www.recordpub.com/news%20local/2003/04/20/pennsylvania-marshmallow-peeps-turn-50-sweet-treats-were-brainchild-of-just-born-inc .