Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ455057
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0025-5769
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Technology, Linear Equations, and Buying a Car.
Sandefur, James T.
Mathematics Teacher, v85 n7 p562-67 Oct 1992
Discusses the use of technology in solving compound interest-rate problems that can be modeled by linear relationships. Uses a graphing calculator to solve the specific problem of determining the amount of money that can be borrowed to buy a car for a given monthly payment and interest rate. (MDH)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Credit (Finance), Equations (Mathematics), Graphing Calculators, High Schools, Integrated Activities, Interest (Finance), Loan Repayment, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Enrichment, Mathematical Models, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Microcomputers, Minicomputers, Problem Solving, Programing, Spreadsheets
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Computer Programs
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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