Question

Please help! It's the M&M table for 11th grade!

Answer 1

A. Using the data from Table 1 and your equation, calculate the average thickness (height) of an M&M for each trial. Record your calculated values in Table 1. Hint: Students often forget that they must use the radius, and not the diameter, in the equation. Copy Table 1 into the assignment.

B. You now have two values for the thickness of an M&M in Table 1. Determine the average M&M thickness using these values and record your value in Table 3.

C. You have just determined a value for the thickness of an M&M using the indirect method. What makes this method "indirect"?

D. Using the data from Table 2, calculate the average M&M thickness and record your value in Table 3. Copy Table 2 and Table 3 into the assignment.

E. You have just determined a value for the thickness of an M&M using the direct method. What makes this method "direct"?

2. Which method (indirect or direct) yields the "best" value for the average thickness of an M&M from the package? Explain the reasons for your choice.