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A man from Georgia, Andreas Flaten, finally received his last paycheck from his disgruntled employer. He had been owed that last check for several months and was having...
John Urschel is a young man with several seemingly disparate characteristics and talents. He is an athlete and a mathematician and he is a black man and a...
Wow! Look at that score! There were some scoreboard malfunctions in this December 15, 2020, pre-season game. What might have been the final score if this game progressed...
Note: This is a remake of our 2014 and 2017 activities " How Much Does a Lego Cost? ". How much could the Roman Colossem Lego set cost...
We found big mixed bags of candy at really good prices ... we think. Students are asked to decide which would be the best deal and the worst...
How much food do you need to carry to hike the Appalacian Trail? The AT is a hiking trail that begins in Georgia and ends on Mount Katadin,...
For health concerns, professional sports now have no actual live fans. To help generate the excitement and semblance of fans, some teams use cardboard cutouts of people. Some...
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From the vacuum description and advertisement in the PDF, how long do you think its cord must be? Thanks to Brian Shoemaker, Newton, MA teacher, for the idea...
See the updated activity here: https://yummymath.com/post/the-most-expensive-30-seconds/
Egad! There must be a million ways to craft one of these burger! How many ways do you think that there are? Act I - Study the menu...
Eliud Kipchoge breaks 2 hour marathon barrier. On October 12 th 2019, Eliud Kipchoge ran a marathon in Vienna in under 2 hours. He has now broken a...