[FACTFUL MATH] Grade level: 4 – 6th grades
Math skills: Percentage / division / large numbers
Related Environmental issues: Covid-19
Biden proposed American Rescue Plan and called for $ 1.9 trillion to tackle COVID-19 and the economic crisis.
About 330 million people live in the United States. How much money will be used per person?
- $5.8
2) $58
3) $580
4) $5,800
ANSWER: 4
1.9 trillion = 1,900 billion
1,900 billion = 1,900,000 million 1,900,000 /330 ≅ 5,758 ≅5,800
Factful Environmental Math Problems (2020)
Just published and now available from Amazon (paperback)
About this book
The objective of Factful Environmental Math Problems is to cultivate our young people’s skills to analyze and evaluate fact-based data for understanding our world, while improving their math skills and critical thinking skills.
With the rise of the Internet and new technology, building skills to analyze and evaluate fact-based data becomes increasingly important for our young people to prepare for this rapidly changing world. These skills minimize their chances of being brainwashed by false information and making uninformed decisions and ultimately help develop their critical thinking skills. (Read more)
Published: March 26, 2020
Price: $6.25
