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?
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?
Teaching Math In 1970:
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His
cost of production is $80. Did he make a profit?
Teaching Math In 1980:
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His
cost of production is $80 and his profit is $20. Your assignment: Underline
the number 20.
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? 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.)
Teaching Math In 2005:
El hachero vende un camion carga por $100. La cuesta de production
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