After looking at South Carolina Home Pages, I believe I would save the extra money and move to the capital, Columbia (I'd need
$1,648 more per year! But worth it!)
If you are truly serious about preparing your child for the future don't teach him to subtract - teach him to deduct.
You are interested in the
employee exchange program your company sponsors. You'd like to spend a year in
South Carolina, preferably in the mountains. Look at
The Salary Calculator, at www.homefair.com/homefair/cmr/salcalc.html, and
find a city in South Carolina where you can maintain the same standard of living
as you have with the $50,000 you make in Houston.
A: Florence is not the greatest location in South Carolina, it is small,
close to the coast, and not much going on - but it's about the
only place you can afford. Houston is a very cheap city to live in. You would have to earn
$70,055 to live in Hilton Head - but maybe a weekend trip if you save.
After looking at South Carolina Home Pages, I believe I would save the extra money and move to the capital, Columbia (I'd need
$1,648 more per year! But worth it!)
You are planning a vacation. Use Mapquest, http://www.mapquest.com
, to create a "Driving Directions" map from Houston to Denver.
Calculate the closest distance from city to city. Your car gets 30 miles
per gallon. Gas costs $1.15 per gallon. How much will it cost to drive
each way?
A: 1127 miles. [I calculate you will need 37.57 gallons of gas. If each gallon is $1.15, your gas will cost 43.21 each way. Cheaper than flying.
. What are the 'golden rectangle' and the 'golden ratio'? How are they related?
Explain this in a sentence or two.
A: The Math Forum: Ask Mr. Math is an excellent site to find the answers to these and other burning questions for elementary math teachers.
Use the Universal Currency converter at
http://www.xe.net/currency/
to find out how many 'yen' you would have in exchange for $15.00 American.
A: CURRENCY CONVERSION RESULTS Rates last updated at 1997.06.10 12:00 EST (UTC-5). 15.00 USD American Dollars is equivalent to 1,686.50 JPY Japanese Yen. Your answer will be different since currency exchange rates fluctuate. Fun tho, right?
You have a $20 bill.
You
are having lunch at Ruggles in Houston with a friend. You'll split the
check evenly. She has fettuccine with smoked salmon. You have grilled chicken
salad and garlic soup. You each have a $4.00 glass of wine. Add 8.25% tax
and 15% tip. How much change will you leave Ruggles with?
A: Ut oh! I hope your friend has the extra $.49 and your lunch was good. Try this great site Restaurants & menus in Houston to get to Ruggles - Lunch menu. !
| Garlic soup 3.95 |
| Grilled chicken salad 8.95 |
| Fettuccine w/ smoked salmon 11.95 |
| Wine 8.00 |
| Subtotal $32.85 Tax $2.71 Tip $4.93 |
|---|
| TOTAL $40.49 |
You are a 5th grade teacher
in Houston. You have arranged to have an online chat session with a 5th grade class at
the American school in Berlin. Both schools are in session from 8:00 to 4:00 each day.
During what hour(s) will
you be able set this chat session?
A: The Date and Time Gateway is one site which gives you date and time around the world. When it is 8:00 am in Houston it is 3:00 pm in Berlin. Better call the first hour of school or you'll miss them.
How much money
would Bill Gates have left if he paid his share of the United States National
Debt? HINT: Use the Bill Gates Wealth Clock and the U.S. National Debt Clock
to find this information. Real time clocks, so the answers will vary.
A. Bill Gates Personal Wealth Clock , http://www.webho.com/WealthClockRealTime, shows (on June 13, 1997) that Bill is worth $35,854,600,000.00
According to the U.S. National Debt Clock the US owes $5,353,075,933,244.00. The estimated population of the United States is 267,441,604 so each citizen's share of this debt is $20,015.69.
The
people of Heaven's Gate are on their way to the star Sirius. How many miles
will they travel? After finding the distance in light years, consult the
Megacalculator
to convert light years to miles.
Use the keywords "star and Sirius" to find that Sirius is 8.6 light years away. The Megacalculator calculates this to be 50,556,299,076.54626 miles. (A REALLY long trip without wings!)
. 
Shazam! Visit the Ken White Coin Flipping page. Draw a conclusions from
your average of flipping 15 coins 10 times.
A. I personally thank Ken White's Coin Flipping Page for a few minutes of fun . My results came out 6 heads / 9 tails OR 9 heads / 6 tails six out of ten times I flipped the pennies. You are the math expert - what do those results mean? Good articles and lesson plans for teaching here.
Find
a list of names for polygons. What do you call an 11-sided polygon? A 31-sided
polygon?
A. Did you use 11-sided polygon, the hendecagon, and 31-sided polygon, the tricontamonogon (try dropping that word into the conversation), for faster search results. We found Dr. Math again.
You
are in Washington, D.C. making a stop by Arlington Cemetery to see the
Changing of the Guards. Your plane leaves from National Airport at 2:00
p.m. It is 10:00 a.m. If you take the subway system to the airport, what
time do you need to leave Arlington to arrive at the airport an hour early?
Try the Subway Navigator to find your answers.
A: The Subway Navigator, choose Washington, D.C. . Result of the route search from 'Arlington Cemetery' to 'National Airport'. Estimated time = 10 minutes Take the 'Blue' line - past Pentagon City, where you might have time to shop if you hurry.
The Maya (or Mayan) people formed an advanced civilization
on Mexico's Yucatan Penisula long before the Spaniards arrived in the 1500s. One
of the things they are noted for is their sophisticated counting system.
Write the equation for 11 + 13 and the answer, using the Mayan counting system.
A: A search using "mayan counting system" will bring you to the Mayan Math" site. Do the math. Kids would love this, right?
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