Categories
Genres
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
High school
Sign up / login

Doubling your money

Algebra Number Sense Data and probability Wow factor Any time math
2023-11-20 09:44:52

Doubling your money

My friend and I were arguing about how long it would take me to double my investment amounts.  How will your students figure this out?  Are there any tricks?  Explore investing and exponential growth as your students discover "The Rule of 72."  Also check out this Rule of 72 calculator  by Calculatorsoup.com & this video from Khan Academy on the Rule of 72 .

Either while or after students are discovering the rule of 72, consider using this rule of 72 calculator to help cement home the relationship.

For Adventurer members we have an editable Word docx, an Excel data file and solutions.




Activity Solutions & Supporting Materials
Tags:
7.RP.3 7.RP HSA-CED.A.2 HSF-LE.A.2 HSA-SSE HSA-CED 7th 8th HS HSF.LE.A.1 HSF.LE.A.4 HSS.MD rule of 72 HSN HSS/MP compound interest HSA.SSE.A.1
Share this:
Comments (0)
    Display 1 - 10 Of total 0
    Cost of light bulbs - updated!
    There's a lot of misinformation out there ab...
    Giant iceberg
    Ferryland, Newfoundland. JODY MARTIN / REUT...
    Gauss and our star of stars
    How many stars are in thi...
    Have a heart
    Clicking on the image above will show the hear...
    How fast will my new puppy mature?
    Dudley, born 11/10/2019 Dudley has just com...
    Monarch's are flying south again
    In mid-August and early September, the M...
    Doubling your money
    My friend and I were arguing about how lon...
    Father's Day blueberry surprise
    Sunday is Father's Day and there is still time t...
    My Facebook IPO investment
    What is an IPO?  Are they always good inves...
    AQI - Air Quality Index
    The AQI is a measurement of how much particulate...