A few weeks in the past I labored at a automobile present close to my residence. One of the various autos on show was a 1903 Oldsmobile. A replica of the unique commercial for that car was additionally on show. The picture that you simply see above is cropped from an image that I took of the commercial and another related literature.
What stood out to me concerning the commercial was “It Costs 3/8 of a Cent a Mile to journey within the Oldsmobile.” Immediately, my thoughts went to fascinated by enjoyable math issues that might be primarily based across the commercial. Some of the questions that I considered embrace the next:
- How would that price right now after adjusting for inflation?
- How a lot would it not price to cowl ten miles in that automobile in 1903?
- What’s the trendy equal of $650?
- A analysis query: What was the highest velocity of that car?
- How lengthy would it not take to drive 20 miles in that car at its prime velocity? Is that sooner or slower than overlaying the identical distance on horseback or in a horse-drawn wagon?
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