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Thread ID: 16470 | Posts: 3 | Started: 2005-01-28
2005-01-28 14:17 | User Profile
Got this via email today. Enjoy!
[QUOTE] [B]Teaching Math In 1950[/B]
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price. What is his profit?
[B]Teaching Math In 1960[/B]
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price, or $80. What is his profit?
[B]Teaching Math In 1980[/B]
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $80 and his profit is $20. Your assignment: Underline the number 20.
[B]Teaching Math In 1990[/B]
By cutting down beautiful forest trees, the logger makes $20. What do you think of this way of making a living? Topic for class participation after answering the question: How did the birds and squirrels feel as the logger cut down the trees? (There are no wrong answers)
[B]Teaching Math In 2005[/B]
El hachero vende un camion carga por $100. La cuesta de production es............. :-[/QUOTE]
2005-01-28 15:25 | User Profile
2-4-2. :lol:
Ain't that the damn truth!
2005-01-28 15:39 | User Profile
Ragno, Nice. Thanks for the laugh. :thumbsup: