Sunday, March 9, 2008

MATH BLOG #2

#6 Duke Devils vs. #1 Norh Carolina Tar Heels NCAAM baskeball

-The Carolina Tarheels were the favorite team in the game but the tar heels won.
-They were favored 76% to the Devils 24% chance of a victory.
-That 76% chance doesn't mean that the Devils will lose but they did anyway, but anything could happen on any given day.
-Tyler Hansbrough an outstanding player who had 15 rebounds.
-Then, Danny Green scored a total of 18 points.


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MATH EXTRA CREDIT #1

NASDAQ and DJIA go down in percentage but 10yr Note is the only stock to raise in percentage.
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11,893.69 -146.70 (-1.22%)
that is how much that DJIA's stocks went down. those are some pretty big numbers if you ask me.
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2,212.49 -8.01 (-0.36%)
NASDAQ's stocks weren't as low but they still dropped.
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99.75 +0.4688 (+0.47%)
Ten-Year U.S. Treasury Note is the only stock that raised in percentage in this 24 hour period.
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