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Create a number trick of your own. Try the trick on a friend; then explain how the trick works.

Computer spreadsheets, interest-bearing savings accounts, and many medicine dosages involve algebraic formulas. Ask your friends and family members to describe how they use formulas in their daily lives.

 

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