A few weeks in the past I labored at a automobile present close to my house. One of many many autos on show was a 1903 Oldsmobile. A replica of the unique commercial for that car was additionally on show. The picture that you just see above is cropped from an image that I took of the commercial and another related literature.
What stood out to me in regards to the commercial was “It Prices 3/8 of a Cent a Mile to journey within the Oldsmobile.” Instantly, my thoughts went to fascinated with enjoyable math issues that could possibly be primarily based across the commercial. A few of the questions that I considered embody the next:
- How would that price immediately after adjusting for inflation?
- How a lot wouldn’t it price to cowl ten miles in that automobile in 1903?
- What is the fashionable equal of $650?
- A analysis query: What was the highest velocity of that car?
- How lengthy wouldn’t it take to drive 20 miles in that car at its high velocity? Is that sooner or slower than masking the identical distance on horseback or in a horse-drawn wagon?
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