Nice example, Bruce! I like it; it's much more practical than the one
starting off with "Imagine you are digging swimming pool....". Thanks!
I'll add it to my list of knotty* questions. ;-)
Jim
* Those who are stumped might think of them as naughty questions.
On Tuesday 29 May 2001 1336, Bruce Raup wrote:
> On 2001-05-28 12:11 -0400, James R. Frysinger wrote:
> > I have done informal, oral tests via questioning during discussion
> > periods. The results are obvious, even to the students.
>
> In the past, Jim, you've posted examples of such questions on the
> list. As I listened to reports on National Public Radio this morning
> about wildfires, another good quiz question came to mind:
>
> "A fire has burned a square-shaped area that measures 5800 acres.
> How long is one side of the square? (Or, how long would it take to
> walk the length of one side of the square?)"
>
> (The answer is that it's a 3 mi by 3 mi square, or 4.8 km by 4.8 km.)
>
> Bruce
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