Delta-K,  Problem Solving,  Teaching Ideas,  Volume 28, Issue 2

Altering Salary Orderings: The Effect of Consecutive Allocations

Journal of the Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association

Volume 28 Issue 2, August 1990

32 – 33

Altering Salary Orderings: The Effect of Consecutive Allocations

David R . Duncan and Bonnie H. Litwiller

A major task in today’s schools is to help students acquire number and data sense. This is best done by composing and analyzing meaningful examples. Examples using money are particularly interesting to students and teachers.