tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007682714488495325.post3802094542077384386..comments2022-01-28T12:13:50.509-08:00Comments on Math In The News: Trillion Dollar DazeKevin Feal-Staubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01071383859430187307noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007682714488495325.post-86376274294088055762010-06-01T14:54:58.110-07:002010-06-01T14:54:58.110-07:00Kevin, I too have recently started blogging at The...Kevin, I too have recently started blogging at <a href="http://www.teachingcipher.com" rel="nofollow">The Teaching Cipher</a>. Came over here after your post on Sam Shah.<br /><br />Regarding this problem, I would probably strip it right back. Just ask "How much money is here?". Let it develop. Take guesses, put them on the board, say nothing about them. <br /><br />Then possibly just leave it. Go to start something else. They'll soon start asking who was right - so we investigate. What do we need to know? Type of note/bill? Height of stack? Width of stack? Thickness of a bill etc...<br /><br />Lead it with a powerpoint towards the trillion dollar answer. Even then, what if they were 10dollar bills? 50s? What if...Christopher Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04415722770131542215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007682714488495325.post-58419325900989005292010-05-31T23:41:46.093-07:002010-05-31T23:41:46.093-07:00Well, this might be getting too politically-charge...Well, this might be getting too politically-charged, but:<br /><br />What else (in terms of federal spending) could $1,000,000,000,000 buy?<br /><br />I wanted to send you a word of encouragement: you've had some great posts so far, and I look forward to reading & using some of these current events in my math classes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com