Re: math comprehension was:graph interpretation

[brian whatcott <inet@intellisys.net>]

At 16:42 3/11/98 -0500, Bill Larson wrote:

> ==>A question on my diagnostic test asks the student to make a reasonable
> ==>estimate of log (base 10) of 500. Any answer between 2 and 3 is
> ==>accepted.
> ...
> Oops!  Calculators are allowed.  How can I make this undoable 
> via calculator?   (They will convert any other base to 
> natural logs, so that won't work.)  
> ...
> Bill (Nine more exams to write) Larson
Could try estimating log (base n) of n^n   ???

But this loses some of the clarity in the original...

Whatcott   Altus OK