Eric Jayne

I made this problem-solving assignment based on an actual phone call that a customer had with his cell phone provider. The customer and the company disagree about his bill. The company quoted him .002 cents per kilobyte, but they charged him as if his rate was .002 dollars per kilobyte. The phone company contends there is no difference between .002 dollars and .002 cents, while the customer is trying to get them to understand that they are. The actual phone call can easily be found on the web

I made this presentation to help introduce/reinforce the concept of rounding to my students. There are 9 slides in the presentation, and it walks students through what is rounding and how to round. Much of the show is based on a rounding example where students explore rounding a number to different places. The show features motion and has built-in stopping points to allow for discussion. What you see in the screenshots will not all display at once when you play the show. It ends with severa