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1. Count out exactly 100 M&M's and put them into a box and cover the box. Record 100 M&M's under time 0 on the data chart. 2. Shake the box. 3.Remove the cover. |
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4. Take out all the M&M's where the letters are pointing up. Set them aside or eat them.
5.Count the remaining M&M's and record under the time 1 on the data chart. 6. Repeat steps 2-5 until there are no M&M's in the box. Record the number left in the box each time you remove those pointing up. |
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| Never put M&M's back in the box. | If none of the M&M's point up, record the same number twice. | ||
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| Time (Trial) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| # M&M's in Box | 100 | |||||||||||||
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| 1. Identify the independent variable and the dependent variable from your data table. | 2. Plot the data from the table on a graph. | 3. Use your graph to determine the number of trials needed to remove 50 M&M's. | |
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| Suppose that an M&M was shaped like a box that had 6 sides and only one side was marked with M&M. Would it take more, less or the same amount of time to remove half of the M&M's? | |||
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