Sunday, September 26, 2010

Make A Million Dollars

When do you make a million $s with these banks? look at my spreadsheet...
My results were...
1,000 @ 3% you would reach 1,000,000 at age 234
1,000 @ 4% you would reach 1,000,000 at age 177
1,000 @ 5% you would reach 1,000,000 at age 142
10,000 @ 3% you would reach 1,000,000 at age 156
10,000 @ 4% you would reach 1,000,000 at age 118
10,000 @ 5% you would reach 1,000,000 at age 95
100,000 @ 3% you would reach 1,000,000 at age 78
100,000 @ 4% you would reach 1,000,000 at age 59
100,000 @ 5% you would reach 1,000,000 at age 48

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Chapter 10 vocabulary!!!

Here is the vocab from Chapter 10!

Real World Parabolas!



A real parabola in the world...


TWO! real parabola in Charlotte...

Who: Jim Schindler
What: The McDonald's logo
When: Was created in 1962
Where: All over the world, but there is one at 2745 Freedom Dr, Charlotte, NC
Why: To distinguish McDonald's
How: Merged the two golden arches that resembled the new arch shaped signs on the side of restaurants.