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New Math??
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JamesWilson
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That's truly criminal.
So many students simply have no grasp of basic math anymore, and it will only get worse as these students become teachers and pass thier ignorance on... as seems evident with this.
So many students simply have no grasp of basic math anymore, and it will only get worse as these students become teachers and pass thier ignorance on... as seems evident with this.
Healeysince59
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That is really sad. What else can I say.
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Surely the reality is that it's a stupid question? How long it takes depends entirely on the shape of the cuts and remaining pieces.
If the question had stipulated a rectangular board cut into equal-sized pieces then the student is right, and that's how I initially interpreted the question.
But, reductio ad absurdum, you could take a rectangular board and cut the corners off, thus making five pieces, in a lot less time than cutting into 2 equal pieces.
Stupid question, reasonable answer, stupid marker. What a pity for the student!
If the question had stipulated a rectangular board cut into equal-sized pieces then the student is right, and that's how I initially interpreted the question.
But, reductio ad absurdum, you could take a rectangular board and cut the corners off, thus making five pieces, in a lot less time than cutting into 2 equal pieces.
Stupid question, reasonable answer, stupid marker. What a pity for the student!
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SilentUnicorn
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This is the Humor section JP- Lighten up. Beats all those puns....
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I agree that we should keep things light here, as it really is the humor section, and I find a lot of these remarks humorous indeed. So, to find out if this was a stupid question, I asked eight of my co-workers the question exactly as written. Everyone of them came up with 20 minutes. The question is very clear...it isn't stupid.
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Of course looking at what the "instructor" wrote: 2 = 10, 3 = 15, and 4 = 20 the logical answer for 1 must clearly be 5!
Now that would certainly be funny....
Now that would certainly be funny....
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As I was driving 
in my MGB to St. Ives,
I met a man with seven wives,
Each wife had seven sacks,
Each sack had seven cats,
Each cat had seven kittens:
Kittens, cats, sacks and wives,
How many were going to St. Ives?
in my MGB to St. Ives,I met a man with seven wives,
Each wife had seven sacks,
Each sack had seven cats,
Each cat had seven kittens:
Kittens, cats, sacks and wives,
How many were going to St. Ives?
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You are a bus driver. At the first stop of the day, eight people get on board. At the second stop, four get off, and eleven get on. At the third stop, two get off, and six get on. At the fourth stop, thirteen get off, and one gets on. At the fifth stop, five get off, and three get on. At the sixth stop, three get off, and two get on.
What color are the bus driver's socks?
What color are the bus driver's socks?
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What is funny is the "Real Life " answer and then there is the "Mathematical/Engineer" answer ....
guess it is all in ones point of view...
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guess it is all in ones point of view...
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SilentUnicorn said:
Ya know, I like the Pun Of The Day. It's gives my brain a chance to try and come back with a clever retort... :laugh:
BTW, what's going on Stewart?? The POTD has been real scarce lately! The guys at work keep asking "What's the pun of the day" and I have to tell them there isn't one today. You should see all of the long faces here at work!
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JodyFKerr
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So ever since I saw the original post I've had Tom Lehrer in my head.
New Math song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXx2VVSWDMo
Jody
New Math song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXx2VVSWDMo
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A million years ago, when I worked for President Fillmore ...
A teacher to his student: Every day you take one cart of pumpkins to the barn. Each cart holds 50 pumpkins.
After 10 days, how many pumpkins are in the barn?
Student says 450.
Teacher says "You fool! 10 x 50 = 500, not 450!"
Student says "If you don't know that the parson gets 10% of all the produce, you're the fool."
A little 19th century humor.
Very little.
Farmer Tom
A teacher to his student: Every day you take one cart of pumpkins to the barn. Each cart holds 50 pumpkins.
After 10 days, how many pumpkins are in the barn?
Student says 450.
Teacher says "You fool! 10 x 50 = 500, not 450!"
Student says "If you don't know that the parson gets 10% of all the produce, you're the fool."
A little 19th century humor.
Very little.
Farmer Tom