Thursday, January 21, 2010

Online Gambling



What was the revenue from online gambling in 2003?

In 2008?

By how much did the revenue increase from 2001 to 2010?

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Gambling by Country



In which of the countries shown do adults gamble the highest percent of their income? The lowest?

If someone in Ireland had a disposable income of $1000 per month and gambled at the average rate for Ireland, how much would they spend on gambling that month?

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Distance Time Graph

This graph represents a hike taken by some students:




What was the distance traveled after 2 hours?

What happened from point P to point R?

Was the students' speed greater during the first part or the second part of the hike?

Monday, January 18, 2010

Safe Roads in Australia

This is the The National Road Safety Strategy (NRSS) in Australia's plan to improve road safety:



How many lives can be saved each year by improved roads?

How many lives can be saved by new technology?

About how many times more lives will improved driver behavior save, compared to new technology?

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Now It's Your Turn

Look at yesterday's Health vs Spending graph. Find a different way to represent some or all of the information on it.

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Health vs Spending




Which countries have the highest number of doctor visits per year?

Which 6 countries have the lowest amount of health care spending per person?

Which 6 countries have the highest amount of health care spending per person?

Do you think it is better to have a line that goes up to the right or down to the right?

Friday, January 15, 2010

Age Profile of Nurses in Australia




Which age group has the highest number of nurses?

Which age group has approximately 2000 nurses?

About how many more nurses does each age group have between age 20-24 and age 45-49?