Mathematics around the World.

Parramore, Keith; Stephens, Joan

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Publication Date: 1998

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Mathematics around the World.

Parramore, Keith; Stephens, Joan

Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications, v17 n3 p108-11 Sep 1998

Revisits and discusses the polar bear problem that was published in the March 1997 issue. The problem concerns a riddle: If you walk one mile south, one mile east, and one mile north, and end up in the same spot as you started, what kind of bear would you see? (ASK)

Descriptors: Mathematical Applications, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Secondary Education

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