Numbers in the news

Junior Scholastic, Nov 9, 2009

Percent of U.S. teens [ages 13-18] who sag that it is unsafe to post personal photos or information online.

62

Percent of U.S. teens [ages 13-18] who sag that they post photos of themselves on blogs or social-networking sites.

75

Percent of U.S. adults who say that Americans are becoming ruder.

80

Miles-per-hour speed limit on some roads in Texas and Utah--the highest legal speed limit in the U.S.

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$1,700,000

Price of the Bugatti Veyron, the world's most expensive street-legal car.

SOURCES online data Harris Interactive. April 2009: rudeness Rasmussen Reports Survey September 2009: speed limits: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. September 2009. Bugatti Veyron: TheSuperCars.org