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Tiny vacuum with a huge reach

Algebra Number Sense Geometry 3-act tasks
2023-11-20 09:44:42

Tiny vacuum with a huge reach


From the vacuum description and advertisement in the PDF, how long do you think its cord must be?


Thanks to Brian Shoemaker, Newton, MA teacher, for the idea and pictures.

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MP.1 MP.3 MP.4 MP.2 6th 7th 8th HS 7.G.B 8.G.B HSM circle area HSG.MG HSG.C trigonometry angles
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