Article Options

Presentation View
Teaching Resources

Numbers in the News

23,389

Courtesy Don Wargowsky (dog); Aleksandr Sadkov/Shutterstock.com (mountain)

ALTITUDE, IN FEET, reached by a stray dog named Mera that recently followed climbers up a mountain in Nepal. Experts believe it’s the highest elevation ever reached by a dog.

Source: Outside

 

$100

AMOUNT sent to an Ohio library to cover late fees for a 1968 issue of Life magazine featuring the Beatles. The magazine was returned with an apology note in February.

Source: Time

70%

PERCENTAGE of American teens who see anxiety and depression as major problems among those in their age group, according to a new survey.

Source: Pew Research Center

$5.7 billion

AMOUNT Americans spent on paper towels in 2017. That’s nearly as much as the rest of the world combined.

Source: The Atlantic

Life and Culture
Text-to-Speech