John Peter Beck
Dark Math
There are 110
million land mines.
If 10% are detonated
by children, how many
would be left?
If one third of the children
lose one limb, and two thirds
lose both limbs,
how many limbs
are lost?
Show your work.
Justify your answer.
There are 110
million land mines.
If 10% are detonated
by children, how many
would be left?
If one third of the children
lose one limb, and two thirds
lose both limbs,
how many limbs
are lost?
Show your work.
Justify your answer.
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John Peter Beck is a professor in the labor education program at Michigan State University where he co-directs a program that focuses on labor history and the culture of the workplace, Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives. His poetry has been published in a number of journals including The Seattle Review, Another Chicago Magazine, The Louisville Review and Passages North among others.
John Peter Beck is a professor in the labor education program at Michigan State University where he co-directs a program that focuses on labor history and the culture of the workplace, Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives. His poetry has been published in a number of journals including The Seattle Review, Another Chicago Magazine, The Louisville Review and Passages North among others.