Rhonda took a ribbon which was originally 81 cm in length. She cut the ribbon in thirds and measured each piece, recording the data in the table at right. She continued to cut each piece of ribbon into thirds and record the lengths. Theoretically, how many cuts would it take to reach a length of about 0.037 cm for one piece of ribbon? L(n) Length of ribbon piece Number of cuts (cm) 81 1 27 9. 3. 3.

Rhonda took a ribbon which was originally 81 cm in length. She cut the ribbon in thirds and measured each piece, recording the data in the table at right. She continued to cut each piece of ribbon into thirds and record the lengths. Theoretically, how many cuts would it take to reach a length of about 0.037 cm for one piece of ribbon? L(n) Length of ribbon piece Number of cuts (cm) 81 1 27 9. 3. 3.

Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1

(REV)00th Edition

ISBN:9780395977224

Author:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Publisher:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Chapter2: Working With Real Numbers

Section2.3: Rules For Addition

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