Algebra 2 H/MYP - 8.1 Exponential Growth

Here are some resources related to our lesson opener.

• Wheat and chessboard problem on Wikipedia.
• FreeRice - Practice your pre-algebra skills using this website "committed to the cause of ending hunger around the world. It is run entirely for free and at no profit. All money (100%) raised by the site goes to the UN World Food Programme to help feed the hungry."
  
• "World rice production in 2007 was approximately 645 million t. At least 114 countries grow rice and more than 50 have an annual production of 100,000 t or more. Asian farmers produce about 90% of the total, with two countries, China and India, growing more than half the total crop." From the International Rice Research Institute WorldRice Almanac (t is the unit symbol for tonne or metric ton a unit of mass equal to 1000 kg or 2,204.62262 lbs)

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