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USA TODAY® Related Activities
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Activities provides activities related to the concept of the lesson
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That’s Rich!
Teacher Notes:
- As an extension, have students research
which countries in the world have the most billionaires. Have them
display the data in appropriate graphs.
- Have students research one billionaire and
write a short paper highlighting how this billionaire made his or her
fortune.
Procedure for the Activity
Answers:
Procedure for the Activity
| Step 1 |
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| Step 2 |
The segments on the
bars for Pennsylvania and Washington would be congruent because they
both have the same length, representing 14 billionaires each. Also,
the segments on the bars for Colorado and Massachusetts would be
congruent because they both have the same length representing 10
billionaires each.
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| Step 3 |
Use the information
in the table to find the average net worth of a billionaire in each
state. For example, what is the average net worth for a billionaire
in California? Round each value for net worth to the nearest one
hundred million.
| State |
Net
Worth of Billionaires |
Number
of Billionaires |
Average Net Worth
of Billionaires |
| 1. California |
163,315,000,000 |
92 |
1,800,000,000 |
| 2.
New York |
104,025,000,000 |
49 |
2,100,000,000 |
| 3.
Texas |
78,553,000,000 |
36 |
2,200,000,000 |
| 4.
Florida |
24,350,000,000 |
20 |
1,200,000,000 |
| 5.
Illinois |
31,785,000,000 |
15 |
2,100,000,000 |
| 6. Pennsylvania |
19,850,000,000 |
14 |
1,400,000,000 |
| 7.
Washington |
109,495,000,000 |
14 |
7,800,000,000 |
| 8.
Michigan |
12,575,000,000 |
11 |
1,100,000,000 |
| 9.
Colorado |
9,600,000,000 |
10 |
960,000,000 |
| 10. Massachusetts |
33,200,000,000 |
10 |
3,300,000,000 |
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| Step 4 |
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| Step 5 |
The segments on the bars
for New York and Illinois would be congruent because they both have
the same length representing $2,100,000,000 average per billionaire.
Those are the only two segments that would be congruent. |
Wrapping Up the Activity
See students’ work.
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