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I wonder if the Amish ever thought of this? What if the trees were
plastic?
---------------------- Forwarded by Pam Blythe on 07/01/98 03:59 PM
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(See how a word problem has evolved through the years)
1957 Question: A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100.
His
cost of production is 4/5 this price. What is his profit?
1967 Question: A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100.
His
cost of production is 4/5 this price, or in other words, $80.
What is his profit?
1977 Question: (New Math) A logger exchanges a set L of lumber
for a set M of money. The cardinality of set M is 100 and each
element is worth $ 1. Make a square array of 100 dots to
represent the elements of set M. The set C is the cost of
production and contains 20 fewer elements that set M. Represent
set C as a subset of set M and answer the following question:
What is the cardinality of set P of profits?
1987 Question: A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $ 100.
His cost of production is $80 and his profit is $20. Circle the
number $20.
1997 Question: By cutting down beautiful forest trees, an
environmentally ignorant logger makes a profit of $20. What do
you think of this way of making a living? In your group, use
role
playing to determine how the forest birds and squirrels feel.
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