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5.Math in the News"

Math News sent by Sellman School

HEADLINE: BLOOD-ALCOHOL LIMIT WOULD DROP TO .08% DATE: THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1998 NEWSPAPER: THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER ESTIMATE OR ACTUAL: .08 ACTUAL PURPOSE: PERCENT RESTATE IT WITHOUT NUMBERS: BLOOD-ALCOHOL LIMIT WOULD DROP A LITTLE LORENA TERESA SENTELIK ***************************************************** HEADLINE: WOMEN SUE TYSON FOR $22.5 MILLION DATE: WEDNESDAY MARCH 11, 1998 NEWSPAPER: THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER ESTIMATE OR ACTUAL: ACTUAL PURPOSE: MONEY RESTATE IT WITHOUT NUMBERS: WOMEN SUE TYSON FOR A LARGE SUM OF MONEY John Boehm ***************************************************** HEADLINE: Floods, storms kill 5 in Alabama DATE: March 9, 1998 NEWSPAPER: The Cincinnati Enquirer ESTIMATE OR ACTUAL: Actual PURPOSE: Cardinal Number RESTATE WITHOUT NUMBERS: Floods and storms kills several people in Alabama. NAME: Andy Mittermiller ***************************************************** Westwood traffic accidents injure 4 Wednesday, March11, 1998 The Cincinnita Enquirer Actual Westwood traffic accidents injures a few people Brian Dobbs Sellman School ******************************************************** HEADLINE : 110-year-old is modern woman DATE : Wednesday March11, 1998 NEWSPAPER : The Cincinnati Enquirer ESTIMATE OR ACTUAL : Actual PURPOSE : Quanity RESTATE IT WITHOUT NUMBERS: A very old women is living modern. Marty Zaczek Sellman School ******************************************************** Date: Saturday, Febuary 28, 1998 ewspaper: The Cincinnati Post Headline: Pacers humble Portland by 65 points Date: Saturday, Febuary 28, 1998 Newspaper: The Cincinnati Post Estimate or actual: Actual Purpose: To tell about the game Restate it without numbers: Pacers kill Portland by a ton! Tom Hurst of Sellman Middle School. ******************************************************** HEADLINE: $400 to Holocaust Survivor is First of Nazi Loot From the Swiss DATE: Wednesday, November 19, 1997 NEWSPAPER: The Cincinnati Enquirer ESTIMATE OR ACTUAL: Estimate PURPOSE: Cardinal Number RESTATE IT WITHOUT NUMBERS: A few hundred dollars is given to Holocaust survivor is first of Nazi Loot from the Swiss Nicole Bany *************************************************** HEADLINE: Iraqi palaces to be searched within 2 weeks DATE: Tuesday, March 10, 1998 NEWSPAPER: The Cincinnati Enquire ESTIMATE OR ACTUAL: Estimate PURPOSE: Cardinal Number RESTATE WITHOUT NUMBERS: Iraqi palaces to be searched within a few weeks Josh Dooley, ******************************************************** Headline: Clinton to raise $1 million in visit today Date: Tuesday March 10, 1998 Newpaper: The Cincinnati Enquirer Estimate or actual: Estimate Purpose: Cardinal Restate it without numbers: Clinton to Raise A large amount of money in Visit Today Sarah Mcfarland Sellman ******************************************************** Headline: Big 10 teams hope tourney draws talent. Date: 3-4-98 Newspaper: Cincinnati Enquirer Estimate or actual: Actual Purpose:To tell you how many teams are playing next week. Restate without numbers: College teams hope tourney draws talent ********************************************************
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