1) Identify the situation:

how much overhand knot in a piece of rope can be made.

2) Set a scope (objective):
what to measure (how much a given piece of rope will be shortened)
3) Solve problem:
obtain some piece of rope and try tying knots.
4) Assumption (variable):
- after making the knot, the person realize that the knot can be tight loosely or tightly. He
assumes that all the knot is pulled tight, no gaps but not extremely tight.
- factor: thickness or diameter of the rope
5) the unit for the measurement is mm.
6) collect data and tabulate it.
7) solve problem (calculate the percentage change in the rope)
8) modify the assumptions by including the diameter of the rope
9) Interpret the data
10) Form an equation for the rope used in knots = 2(pi)D +2D
11) Prediction on formula and verifying the measurement of the researcher: add knot on the
rope