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How much of what we see is advertising? Everywhere we turn, we’re bombarded by someone trying to sell us something. From Times Square to Facebook, ads are everywhere.
Students decompose irregular polygons into triangles and rectangles, find their areas to estimate the fraction of a scene that’s advertising, and discuss the pros and cons of living in an ad-free world.