2023-11-20 09:44:53
How many baseballs are in this truck?
How many baseballs are in this truck?
In 2017, Old Dominion Freight Line offered 2 free tickets to the next 3 World Series to the person who guesses closest to "How many baseballs are in this truck?". Alas, the contest ended on August 31st, 2017. We've created a math activity so that students can reason and apply math to solve a true real world puzzle.
For Adventurer members we have an editable docx, our Excel sheet of calculations, and solutions/tips.
Note: We still don't know the winning solution. If we did, we wouldn't tell you! We've shown a few solution methods and a reasonable range of possible asnwers.
Our thanks to Kim LeQuire for this idea.
Comments (0)
Display 1 - 10 Of total 0
Germ-Killing Wipes
In this activity, students get to di...
Would you rather $10,000 a week vs $10 million at once?
In this updated activity, students e...
Fine
TJ Watt was fined for roughing the ...
Does it pay to get educated?
This activity is currently being updated…sta...
The James Webb telescope
After launch, the telescope deployed on...
Big Bucks (Updated)
In 2025, Cristiano Ronaldo signed a jaw-dropping 2...
Little Amal walks across the United States
With our world in so much turmoil and refugees t...
What's wrong with this picture?
We've gotten used to believing what we read or...
String design, ellipses, and orbital mechanics
Here's a different and somewha...
Occupy Wall Street protest is growing
The Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movem...