I found an old e-mail printout of this from 2002 and updated it.<\/p>\n
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?<\/p>\n
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?<\/p>\n
Teaching Math in 1970: A logger exchanges a set \u201cL\u201d of lumber for a set “M” of money. The cardinality of set \u201cM\u201d is 100. Each element is worth one dollar. Make 100 dots representing the elements of the set \u201cM\u201d. The set “C,” the cost of production contains 20 fewer points than set \u201cM\u201d. Represent the set \u201cC\u201d as subset of set \u201cM\u201d and answer the following question: What is the cardinality of the set \u201cP\u201d of profits?<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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 \u201cfeel\u201d as the logger cut down the trees? There are no wrong answers. You may cry if you want.<\/p>\n
Teaching Math in 2000: A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $120. How does Arthur Andersen determine that his profit margin is $60?<\/p>\n
Teaching Math in 2010: A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $120. The federal government bails out his firm. How much is his bonus?<\/p>\n
Teaching Math in 2020: El hachero vende un camion carga por $100. La cuesta de production es $20. \u00bfQue es las ganancias?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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