How can I simulate spinning an 8-sided spinner 100 times on a TI-89 calculator?

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This discussion focuses on simulating the spinning of an 8-sided spinner 100 times using a TI-89 calculator. The solution involves writing a program in TI-Basic that utilizes a loop to generate random numbers between 1 and 8, storing the results in a matrix or eight variables. For visual representation, participants suggest graphing points or creating a pie chart to display the results effectively. The use of a random number generator function is essential for this simulation.

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I just got an ti89 and I have to solve a problem where you have to simulate spinning an 8 sided spiner (numbered 1-8) 100 times and give a visual representation. How can you do that?
 
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Write a program. Set up a matrix or 8 variables to store 1...8 in, and put it in a loop that runs 100 times.

Do you know TI-Basic? It's not too hard if you do. I'm not accustomed to the TI-93, unfortunately; it's easy enough to do on my TI-83+.

For a visual, you could graph points to make a basic chart. If you were feeling really creative and had some time and skills, a pie chart would be nice. :-p
 
I know nothing about programming a calculator but I would imagine that you'd have to use some function that serves as a random number generator. Most programming languages have a RANDOM (l,u) function or some such function that does this.
 

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