26
Number of the WeekHotel guests were 26% more likely to reuse their towels after a sign informed them that “the majority of guests” reuse their towels at least once during the...
600 Billion
Number of the WeekThe number (600,000,000,000) of possible 13-card bridge hands. Master bridge players cannot possibly anticipate all the likely hands they might be dealt, so the...
25
Number of the WeekThe probability (25%) that two flips of the coin will end up heads-heads or tails-tails. But the probability that the next flip will be influenced by the previo...
1 Billion
Number of the WeekThe number of decimal places (1 billion) to which Greg and David Chudnovsky calculated for the value of pi. Even with this massive number of decimal places, the...
35
Number of the WeekThe average percent (35%) of purchasing decisions that are primarily influenced by word-of-mouth. Note, however, that studies on the influence of word-of-mouth ...
10
Number of the WeekThe approximate percent (10%) of frequent flyer miles redeemed every year. So what? Even if we don’t actually use the benefit, it is motivating to acquire the...