Card 10
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Ten unemployed guys are in a bar. Bill Gates walks in. What happens to the "Average" wealth of the people in the bar?
💭 How to Think About This
There are three ways to say "Average." 1. Mean (Total / Number) 2. Median (The Middle Person) 3. Mode (Most Common) Which one tells the truth here?
What does the math say?
🤔 Which thinking lens(es) did you use?
Select all the lenses you used:
👨👩👧 For Parents & Teachers
🌱 Everyday Math
Teacher: "The average grade on the test was 90%!"
Student: "But everyone I talked to failed."
Teacher: "Well, Timmy got 1000% extra credit, which pulled everyone up."
Student: "That's not fair. What was the Median?"
Teacher: "50%."