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Career Advice by Number Type

2021

Numbers give career advice matching their type: rational, irrational, and π, which 'seems irrational but we can't technically prove it.'

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2021-01-01-career-advice-by-number-type/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Transcript

76/13: "Seek a career that's stable and rewarding." → RATIONAL

√5: "Seek a career that causes hallucinations and knee pain." → IRRATIONAL

π: "Seek a career that embroils you in bitter, all-consuming feuds on social media." → REALLY SEEMS IRRATIONAL BUT WE CAN'T TECHNICALLY PROVE IT

Topics
Number & Arithmetic › Rational NumbersNumber & Arithmetic › Irrational NumbersNumber & Arithmetic › PiNumber & Arithmetic › Square Roots
Level
Middle SchoolHigh School
Themes
Work & JobsPunsTechnology