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Technology PoW: Miranda and the Rookie
Go to: http://mathforum.org/tpow/index2.ehtml?puzzle=207 (opens a new window)
Description:

Use a spreadsheet to compare salaries of the star basketball player and the rookie.

Students are invited to use the link "Submit your answer" to share their solutions, and then "self-mentor" using specially designed hints, checks, and suggestions for extensions.

Spanish version also available

Technology Type: Spreadsheet 
Author: Claire Mead
Language: English 
Cost: Does not require payment for use

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Technology PoW: Miranda y el Principiante
Courses: Math 6 Number sense, Algebra and expressions
Math 7 Number sense, Algebra and expressions
Algebra Exponential Functions

  Uncle Bob
Comment:Good problem with spreadsheet support appropriate and handy. Students see significant patterns in a problem with a rich cultural history that has been brought up to date.
  cfance
Comment:The excel spreadsheet is amazing and the functions (most of them) are already set for you!