Daily Scribe

Today in math class we started off by correcting Friday night’s homework. Instead of correcting the homework on the smart board with Ms. Favazza, we corrected it in groups. This was different but it was fun. It was cool because you got to see where you made a mistake and also it made everyone participate. I think we should correct our homework like that more often.
After homework, we started talking about targeting on audiences. This means what commercials should be on for certain shows. When companies are trying to decide what channel their commercial should be on, they have many questions running through their heads. For example, what age group is going to be watching this show? Will this product appeal to the types of people watching this show? They have to match types of commercials with the types of people. For instance do you think that during an episode of Caillou they would have a commercial about Advil? The chances of that happening are very slim. I think that during Caillou they might have a commercial that would appeal to their audiences. (Like Barbie or Lego) The sales people have to think about this all the time. It is like doing a puzzle. You need the show and commercial to fit together.
A good time in the marketing business for agencies is during the NFL super bowl. This is a good time because the super bowl is known for funny commercials. If your team is not in the super bowl then maybe your only reason for watching is for the commercials. Overall this is a great time for advertising.
We also talked about ratios. There are 3 ways to write a ratio.
3 to 2 - With to

3:2 -with a colon

3/2 - as a fraction

But it is very confusing as a fraction though. People don’t know if you are dividing or what. Sometimes Ratios can be part to part or part to whole. For example, if you say a total of 400 people 300 people said apple juice is better than orange juice. The part to part would be 300 to 100. If you added them you would have the whole. But you can also write it as part to whole. Which, using the same example, the part to whole would be 300 to 400. 300 people out of 400 like apple juice better.
It was an exciting day in math today!