Texas Instruments TI-73 Calculator User Manual


 
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Using the TI-73: A Guide for Teachers
Measurement and Geometry
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Activity 8
Drip, Drip, Drip
Activity
Part A
1.
Record start time.
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2.
How many drips did you count in 2 minutes?
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3.
How much water did you collect in 10 minutes?
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4.
Wha
t did you calculate for number of drips in
1 minute?
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5.
How much water would be collected in 1 hour?
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In 1 day?
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6.
What changes to increase the total amount
of water?
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7.
What is the variable in this problem?
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8.
Describe, in words, the rate of change in
this problem.
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9.
Translate your description in words into a
math sentence (an equation).
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