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Exploring Calculator Display Limits

Investigate how a calculator rounds and displays large products when its display is limited to 9 digits.

Esercizio 1

Putting It All Together

Answer these open ended questions on your own or with others to form deeper math connections.

Esercizio 2

What types of numbers result in an OVERFLOW display? Why?

Esercizio 3

What range of numbers result in a calculated product being displayed? Why could these products be displayed?

Esercizio 4

Were there any values that displayed in a way that surprised you?

Esercizio 5

Why would a calculator round the answer to a product?