Cup Stacking
How many Styrofoam cups would you have to stack to reach your the height of your teacher?
How many Styrofoam cups would you have to stack to reach your the height of your teacher?
What is a quick answer that is too high?
What is a quick answer that is too low?
What additional information is needed to solve the problem?
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Explain why this problem is an example of an arithmetic sequence.
Adapted from work by Dan Meyer http://blog.mrmeyer.com/2008/linear-fun-2-stacking-cups/ and Andrew Stadel http://www.101qs.com/1756-styrofoam-cups.
What is a quick answer that is too low?
What additional information is needed to solve the problem?
Click here to check answer
Explain why this problem is an example of an arithmetic sequence.
Adapted from work by Dan Meyer http://blog.mrmeyer.com/2008/linear-fun-2-stacking-cups/ and Andrew Stadel http://www.101qs.com/1756-styrofoam-cups.