Name ______________________________ Penny Flipping Experiment 1. Count your pennies and record that number in the table 2.

Put them in the cup, and flip the cup. 3. Discard all pennies that landed tail side up 4. Repeat steps until youve discarded all of your pennies landed tail side up! # of cup flips # of Pennies left 0 "4

1. #raph your data belo$

2a. %re you discardin& the same ' of pennies each flip( )f so, ho$ many(

2b. %re you discardin& about the same percentage of pennies each flip( )f so, $hat percenta&e(

2c. Describe the pattern you see bet$een the ' of flips and the

' of pennies left.

# of cup flips # of Pennies left

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3a. )nstead of flippin& pennies, fill in the table usin& the pattern you *ust described.

4. Goal: Calculate the ' of pennies left from the ' of cup flips )s it possible to calculate the ' of pennies left by subtracting the same number each time( +,ample- ' of pennies left! . 4 /hy or $hy not(

b. )s it possible to calculate the ' of pennies left usin& only dividing the same number each time( +,ample- ' of pennies left! 2 /hy or $hy not(

c. )s it possible to calculate the number of remainin& pennies using exponents? Do any of these functions $or0( 1x 1 x x x f ( x )= f ( x )="4 ( ) f ( x )=2 f ( x )="4 ( 2) 2 2

d. /hy does multiplyin& by 1 $or0(

e. /hy does the function need the "4(

2. )f you started $ith 233 pennies, ho$ many flips $ould it ta0e(

". )f it too0 13 cup flips to &et do$n to 3 pennies, ho$ many pennies did you be&in $ith(

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Name _____________________________

Problem 1: 5o$ are these 2 e,pressions different( 2! 4! versus.

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Notes: 6ultiplyin& is repeated 77777777777777777

+,ponentiatin& is repeated 7777777777777777

x Problem 2 8or & ,! 9 "4 (.2 )

:he base is 777777777777 a. & 1! 9 b. & 2! 9

:he e,ponent is 777777777777777 c. & 3! 9

d. & 4 !

e. & 2!

f. & 3!