10/18/1991

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Sketches in (hopefully) order:
44150 415-01 SHOW OPEN 0:38 BUMPER
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40800 415-02 OLD PHILOSOPHER #4: FOOTBALL 2:26 STUDIO
The Old Philosopher tells a story about having to figure out how many cars are needed to transport 30 football players, when 4 can fit in each car. Rounding up is important so there will be enough.
40480 415-03 GENERAL MATHPITAL: DECIMAL POINT 3:12 STUDIO
In a delecate and important operation, doctors show that the location of a decimal point has a significant effect on the magnitude of the number that a numeral represents.
43110 415-04 BUT WHO'S COUNTING?: LARGEST SUM 8/1 2:29 GAME SHOW
Players arrange four randomly chosen numbers on their boards to form the largest sum of two fractions. To play, they apply understanding of probability and fractions.
40690 415-05 DIVISION OF: GUMBALL 0:39 ANIMATION
A girl wants a red gumball. Although the probability of getting red is less thanthe probability of getting other colors, she gets one after several tries.
40075 415-06 MATHNET-THE CALPURNIAN KUGEL CAPER-5 16:54 MATHNET
Kaboom Pickens offers to buy Calpurnia for 1 billion kugels. Pat pretends to be another buyer & they agree to play "the dollar game" with kugels to see who gets Calpurnia. Pat's kugels win every time.
44340 415-07 CREDITS & COPYRIGHT 1:36 BUMPER
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44320 415-08 LONG FRIDAY CLOSE 0:49 BUMPER
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Sketch Count:8
Episode Length(may exclude credits): 28:43

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