Audience
Educators
Grade Levels
Grades 9-12
Subject
Mathematics, Fractions and Decimals
Type
Lesson Plans / Activities
Students use the compound interest formula to examine rates of growth for space mission costs and the salaries of astronomers, with allowance for inflation. A one-page teacher guide accompanies the one-page assignment.
Problem 31, Compound Interest [102KB PDF file]
This mathematics problem is part of Space Math III.