Students in several math classes took careful looks at the electoral map as they evaluated the remaining ballots on Wednesday and Thursday. It posed some great challenges to evaluate how the remaining absentee ballots were breaking, and the various gaps in tallies between candidates. Elections are just one way classes including Ms. Raskin’s Statistics classes can critically evaluate the use of various numbers and percentages in the news and to see how math is used in a wide variety of careers including journalism.
A Good Week for Math!
