Posted on 09/23/2003 8:47:31 PM PDT by MississippiMan
Teaching Math in 1950:
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is
4/5 of the price. What is his profit?
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Teaching Math in 1960:
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is
4/5 of the price, or $80. What is his profit?
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Teaching Math in 1970:
A logger exchanges a set "L" of lumber for a set "M" of money. The
cardinality of set "M" is 100. Each element is worth one dollar. Make 100
dots representing the elements of the set "M." The set "C," the cost of
production, contains 20 fewer points than the set "M." Represent the set
"C" as a subset of set "M" and answer the following question: What is the
cardinality of the set "P" of profits?
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Teaching Math in 1980:
A logger sells a truckload of lumber of $100. His cost of production is $80
and his profit is $20. Your assignment: underline the number 20.
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Teaching Math in 1990:
By cutting down beautiful forest trees, the logger makes $20. What do you
think of this way of making a living? What's wrong about it?
Topic for class participation after answering the question: How did the
forest birds and squirrels feel as the logger cut down the trees? (There are
no wrong answers.)
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Teaching Math in 2000:
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is
$120. How does Arthur Anderson determine that his profit margin is $60?
and, how many documents were shredded to achieve this number?
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Teaching Math in 2010:
El Loggero se habla with the truckero y se ponen de acuerdo con otro driver
de la conpentencia y etc....
MM
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