An exercise in the textbook: Karen walks 0.7 miles. Write the decimal as a percent.
Am I missing something? Do we care about Karen? Does Karen add anything to the exercise? This seems to be an instance where textbook authors try to dress up a low-level task by providing a "context." But is it relevant? Does it motivate students and provide a connection anything meaningful? If so, I have missed it! In fact, I wonder if the context is confusing... does "Karen walks 70% miles" even make sense?!
