Laudator Temporis Acti: Math Problem

Math Problem

John Allen Paulos, Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences (New York: Hill and Wang, 1988), p. 11:

Compute roughly how many acts of sexual intercourse occur each day in the world.

Id., p. 18:

[A]ssume that Reagan and Thatcher are placed in a large burlap bag.

# posted by Michael Gilleland @ 5:39 AM

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