Actuary: history and fun facts
Everything a curious kid might want to know about this job.
Did you know?
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Actuaries are sometimes called math detectives, because they use numbers to figure out what might happen next!
Through history
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Long ago
People long ago watched how many families lived and how long they lived. They used these numbers to plan fair ways to share and save money.
Tools of the trade
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Spreadsheet
A spreadsheet is a computer page with rows and boxes of numbers. Actuaries use it to add, compare, and find patterns in lots of numbers.
A day in the job
- MorningThe actuary says good morning and opens the computer. Today's job is to look at new numbers and find out what they might mean.
Words to know
- Chance
- Chance is how likely something is to happen. Actuaries measure chance so families can get ready for surprises.
Quiz time
Actuaries use math to guess what might happen in the future.
Actuaries only work with numbers about the weather.