Jock tax 2023
Great professional athletes make a lot of money. Did you know that professional athletes have to pay an amazing amount of federal, state, and sometimes even city tax?
Grant Williams, a Boston Cel...
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This shoe is huge!
Brian and his son were doing some shopping when he found this shoe. Egad! Could that be someone's real shoe?
In this activity student use a shoe size chart, patterns or linear modelin...
How many baseballs are in this truck?
In 2017, Old Dominion Freight Line offered 2 free tickets to the next 3 World Series to the person who guesses closest to "How many baseballs are in this truck?". Alas, the contest ended on Au...
Doubling your money
My friend and I were arguing about how long it would take me to double my investment amounts. How will your students figure this out? Are there any tricks? Explore investing ...
Souvenirs and concessions
Brian has introduced systems of equations with easy, motivating problems that deal with the cost of stadium purchases for food and souvenirs. These systems of equations puzzles are so intuitive that...