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Gas Station Ripoff

by Dan Meyer

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Act One

  • Dan Meyer

    Dan Meyer

    February 17, 2016

    Which of these gas pumps are trying to rip you off?

  • 1.

    What's your best guess? Why?

  • Teacher note
    Host a debate here. Invite students to share their reasons. I'd expect some will think the third pump is a ripoff because it's moving faster.

Act Two

  • Teacher note
    Invite your students to head to Desmos and plot data for each pump. We're hoping that a graphical representation will reveal trends that our eyes can't detect.
  • LinkDesmos Graphing Calculator

Sequel

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