Through Math for America, I am part of an on-going collaboration with the New York Times Learning Network. My latest contribution, a Test Yourself quiz-question, can be found here:
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/27/test-yourself-math-april-27-2011/
This question is based on the increasing radius of evacuation around the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant, in the wake of the recent earthquake in Japan.
Through Math for America, I am part of an on-going collaboration with the New York Times Learning Network. My latest contribution, a Test Yourself quiz-question, can be found here:
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/18/test-yourself-math-april-18-2011/
This question is based on the recent budget agreement that avoided a government shutdown. A total of $38 billion was cut from a multi-trilion dollar budget: just how much did we reduce spending?
Through Math for America, I am part of an on-going collaboration with the New York Times Learning Network. My latest contribution, a Test Yourself quiz-question, can be found here:
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/4/test-yourself-math-april-4-2011/
This question is based on the financial troubles facing the New York Mets, and their contributions to baseball’s revenue sharing pool.
Through Math for America, I am part of an on-going collaboration with the New York Times Learning Network. My latest contribution, a Test Yourself quiz-question, can be found here:
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/23/test-yourself-math-march-23-2011/
This question is based on Apple’s total profits from the sales of iPads. Selling 15 million units at 25% profit really adds up!
Through Math for America, I am part of an on-going collaboration with the New York Times Learning Network. My latest contribution, a Test Yourself quiz-question, can be found here:
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/16/test-yourself-math-march-16-2011/
This question is based on Google-search statistics, specifically how much traffic is driven to the top two Google search results.
Based on the numbers, it’s easy to see why companies are willing to bend the rules to climb the rankings!