Estimating Age

Estimate the age of each person shown in the following

photos.

1. Diane Sawyer

2. Bill Gates

3. Jimmy Carter

4. George Clooney

5. Johnny Depp

6. Maya Anjelou

7. Jaden Smith

8. Muhammad Ali

9. Barbara and Jenna Bush

10. Abigail Breslin

11. Oprah Winfrey

12. Rick Pitino

13. Nelson Mandela

14. Daniel Radcliffe

15. Madonna

16. Hillary Clinton

17. Miley Cyrus

18. Barack Obama

19. Simon Cowell

20. George W. Bush

How well did you estimate?

Record the actual age of each person.

Actual Ages

Diane Sawyer -- 63 -- Dec. 22, 1945 Bill Gates -- 54 -- Oct. 28, 1955 Jimmy Carter – 85 – Oct. 1, 1924 George Clooney – 48 – May 6, 1961 Johnny Depp – 46 – June 9, 1963 Maya Anjelou – 81 – April 4, 1928Jaden Smith – 11 – July 8, 1998

Actual Ages

Muhammad Ali – 67 – Jan. 17, 1942 The Bush Twins – 28 – Nov. 25, 1981 Abigail Breslin – 13 – April 14, 1996 Oprah Winfrey – 55 – Jan. 29, 1954 Rick Pitino – 57 – Sept. 18, 1952 Nelson Mandela – 91 – July 18, 1918 Daniel Radcliffe – 20 – July 23, 1989

Actual Ages

Madonna – 51 – Aug. 16, 1958 Hillary Clinton – 62 – Oct. 26, 1947 Miley Cyrus – 17 – Nov. 23, 1992 Barack Obama – 48 – Aug. 4, 1961 Simon Cowell – 50 – Oct. 7, 1959 George W. Bush -- 63 -- July 6, 1946

Analyzing Our Work

How well did you estimate the ages?How do you know?Who in the group was the “best” ?How can we tell?

Let’s explore the data.