Mathematical Vanity Plates
by J. Fred Ettline II in the Mathematics Teacher March 1990
Individuals have found that personalized license plates can serve as a medium of communication to promote their interests.
A pharmacist
orders 4 MU L8,
a judge A JU D K8,
a surgeon KUTR DOC,
a lawyer GR8 DFC,
and a tennis enthusiast 10S N E 1.
As students of mathematics, you will surely want to promote that discipline on your license plate. So, the following are offered as suggestions.
Write the correct word or words that each license is promoting.
_________________ A BUN DNT
_________________ A J SNT
_________________ A QT NGL
_________________ ADD I SHN
_________________ ADD NS
_________________ AL G BRA
_________________ CEN T MTR
_________________ CO LN E R
_________________ D VIZ OR
_________________ D V A SHN
_________________ DI AM E TR
_________________ DI VI DND
_________________ DI FER NC
_________________ DI VI ZUN
_________________ DO MTH
_________________ LRN MTH
_________________ DS JOINT
_________________ DS PR SHN
_________________ E QAL I T
_________________ E QA SHN
_________________ E QI V LNT
_________________ FACT R
_________________ FRAK SHN
_________________ FRE QN CY
_________________ FUNK SHN
_________________ HOL NBR
_________________ HX A GN
_________________ HI PT N USE
_________________ I DN TI TY
_________________ IM PROP R
_________________ IN VAL ID
_________________ KAL Q L8
_________________ KM PLE MNT
_________________ KM POZ IT
_________________ KN GRU NT
_________________ KN CUR NT
_________________ KO E FS NT
_________________ KO ORD NT
_________________ KR A LARY
_________________ LES THN
_________________ MIN U ND
_________________ N TEAR E R
_________________ N TE GER
_________________ 1 DIV 0
_________________ N SCRIBE
_________________ NO TA SHN
_________________ NUM BR
_________________ NU MR UL
_________________ OB 22 NGL
_________________ PI R SQD
_________________ PLUS 3 STD
_________________ PROP R TY
_________________ PRIM NBR
_________________ QUO SHNT
_________________ COR TILE
_________________ RAD I KL
_________________ REAL NBR
_________________ RITE NGL
_________________ SQR RT
_________________ SUM TOTL
_________________ TAN MAN
_________________ V LID I T
_________________ X PO NENT
_________________ 4 ML PRUF