Scribd
Upload
246 views4 pages

MM Project

The document provides instructions for students to conduct research for M&M by counting and recording the distribution of M&M colors in designated bags. Students are to compile the data into Excel spreadsheets including charts, with one sheet showing their team's bag results and another sheet summarizing all teams' results. The formatted Excel files and printed copies showing formulas are to be submitted.

Uploaded by

api-274961451
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
246 views4 pages

MM Project

The document provides instructions for students to conduct research for M&M by counting and recording the distribution of M&M colors in designated bags. Students are to compile the data into Excel spreadsheets including charts, with one sheet showing their team's bag results and another sheet summarizing all teams' results. The formatted Excel files and printed copies showing formulas are to be submitted.

Uploaded by

api-274961451
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 4

6844 419TH AVE

ORLANDO, FL 53168

PHONE: 262-222-5498
FAX: 262-22-5499
E-MAIL: [email protected]

INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM

TO:

WORD PROCESSING STUDENTS

FROM:

M&M CORPORATE OFFICE

SUBJECT:

THE M&M REPORT

DATE:

11/16/10

M&M has hired you to do some R&D (research and development) for them. Since
M&M realizes that they can get better results faster, by having multiple teams, they
have coordinated their correspondence into explicit groups. Each team is made up of
multiple individuals. Each team has specific directions on what they are to accomplish.
You are apart of the _________________ team. You and your teams duty are to count
the number of M&Ms in your designated bag. Then see how the colors of the M&Ms
are distributed. Record this data in the table below:
Number in Bag

Type:

Green
Blue
Orange
Yellow
Brown
Red
After you have accomplished your task contact the appropriate teams to fill in the chart
below. Your team will contribute your piece as the other teams will contribute theirs.
Amount Per Bag
Peanut
Plain

Peanut Butter

Green
Blue
Orange
Yellow
Brown
Red

Name:_____________________________________

Hour:_______________

The M&M Report


Once you and your team have compiled all of the necessary data, M&M corporation needs a data
file created in an Excel document by each team member, that contains all of the below information:
______ 1 Spreadsheet with data on Your Teams Bag of M&Ms Color Distribution
______ 1 Spreadsheet with a Summary of all three types of M&Ms Color Distribution
______ 1 Sheet with a Pie Chart on Your Teams Bag of M&Ms Color Distribution
______ 1 Sheet with a Bar Chart Summarizing all three types of M&Ms Color Distributions

**Print copies showing formulas for both data sheets (press Ctrl ~)**
Data Sheets and the Summary Page should include all of the following:
Type of M&M
List of Colors
Number of each color per bag
Percentage of each color per bag
o Format cell to round percentage to nearest tenth
Total of M&Ms in each bag
Largest and Smallest Count
Shade any color with over 20% distribution per bag Yellow
Eye Appealing
Pie Charts and Summary Bar Chart must include the following:
Color coordinated
Clearly labeled
Title
Eye Appealing

The M&M Report

Example of Data Spreadsheet:

Example of Pie Chart:

Peanut

Number in Bag % in Bag

Green
Blue
Orange
Yellow
Brown
Red
Total

21
37
42
32
21
21
174

Largest Count
Smallest Count

Color Distribution in Peanut M&M's

12.1%
21.3%
24.1%
18.4%
12.1%
12.1%
100.0%

Red
12%

Green
12%

Brown
12%

42
21

Blue
21%

Yellow
18%
Orange
25%

Example of Summary Bar Chart:

Example of Summary Data Spreadsheet:


Amount Per Bag
Peanut
Peanut
Plain
Butter

M&M Color Distribution Comparison


120

21
37
42
32
21
21
174

74
102
95
87
59
41
458

32
44
47
47
28
19
217

100

Amount Per Bag

Green
Blue
Orange
Yellow
Brown
Red
Total

80
60
40

Peanut
Plain

20

Peanut Butter

Largest Count
Smallest Count

42
21

102
41

47
19

Green

Blue

Orange

Yellow

Color

Brown

Red

Examples of Formulas
for

The M&M Report


Totals of Colors in Bag
=SUM(B3:B8)
Percentage in Bag
=B3/$B$9
Largest Count
=Max(B3:B8)
Smallest Count
=Min(B3:B8)
Shade Cells with 20% or Higher Color Distribution
Highlight % in Bag column
Home Tab
Conditional Formatting
Highlight Cell Rules
Greater Than
Type in 20%
Yellow Fill with dark Yellow letter
Click OK
To Print:
Place a Header and Footer on each Spreadsheet
o Name, Class, Team Name, Date
Put each spreadsheet in Landscape Orientation
Align each spreadsheet Horizontally and Vertically

You might also like