I convey to students that not only is math fun but that everything in life involves math in one form or another. I emphasize that math is a process of getting from point A to point B. I stress that understanding the process and being able to duplicate the process is more critical than just getting the correct answer. I ask students to subject the solution to common sense to make sure that the proposed solution is reasonable. Simply because the calculator gave a result of 150 percent does not ...