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This question is not a test of innumeracy, except possibly at the ends
of the spectrum. It is a test of crystallized knowledge. A real test
for numeracy is to have people compare numbers like 0.5 and 3/8. ....
John M. Clement
Houston, TX
> Here is my example. 1st day of my gen-ed Energy class, I give a
>little quiz to see what they know (very little).
>...of the U.S. and the approximate population of
>the world. Here is a list of the answers I got this year.
>
> 500 million, 45 billion....
> Rick