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The absolute worst “real world” problem I have ever encountered
by Joye Walker It was in the UCSMP Algebra 2 book and I encountered it during my first year of teaching. Here was the opening linear programming example. *** Stuart Dent decided to investigate one of his typical meals, fried … Continue reading
Posted in Curriculum & Instruction, Joye Walker, K-12, math, Mathematics
Tagged real world math problems, UCSMP Math
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