Thursday, April 30, 2015

Math problems

I have had problems with synthetic division. But the problem I've had the most trouble with is the problems with i.

Monday, February 23, 2015

     
                             Price of Flour Since 1890


    To find the growth factor in the price of flour since 1890 I found some interesting things about flour. The price of flour has risen since 1890 because we are using wheat in a lot of what we eat (including cookies). This has made the price of flour increase. Flour is becoming more expensive because of the higher demand for it. 
     I discovered that I don't need to look at all of the numbers (price of flour each year since 1890) to figure out how much flour has increased. If I need to, I can use the equation to find the price or amount of anything over a number of years. It does not require every number, only the beginning number and the last number to figure out the growth factor.