According to numerous websites, the longest name belongs to a man named Adolph Blaine Charles Daivid Earl Frederick Gerald Hubert Irvin John Kenneth Lloyd Martin Nero Oliver Paul Quiney Randolph Sherman Uncas William Xerxes Yancy Zeus Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorft Senior.
Another man claims the record with Derek Parlane Stein Jackson Hunter McCloy Kennedy Scott Forsyth Henderson Boyd Robertson OHara Johnstone Miller Dawson Armour McDougall McLean McKean Fyfe McDonald Jardine Young Morris Denny Hamilton Watson Greig Wallace McQueen.
Yet another man wanted the title and changed his name to Captain Fantastic Faster Than Superman Spiderman Batman Wolverine Hulk And The Flash Combined- with 81 letters.
If these men were on a team together and wanted to put their names on the back of their shirts they would need a very big shirt or very small letters. Suppose that they found a company willing to work with small letters to fit those long names on the shirts.
If that company charges a set rate for the shirt, say $15.00, and an adjustable rate for each letter, say .05¢, then what would be the cost for each person? What would your cost be? Figure it out with a formula. Use "C" for cost, and x for the number of letters.
C = $15 + .05 x
Here is a fun and silly math activity:
Cut out little t-shirts out of construction paper. (Here is another template with lines for writing.) Then have children come up with their own long name. They could combine all of their pets, friends, family, etc. When they are done, try out the formula above to find out the "cost" of each t-shirt.
Having fun and finding creative ways to let children try math and equations will give them the opportunity to be enlightened, not exasperated.
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