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Did I read the signs right?? ¤¤¤

In an office:

TOILET OUT OF ORDER…… PLEASE USE FLOOR BELOW

 In a Laundromat:

AUTOMATIC WASHING MACHINES: PLEASE REMOVE ALL YOUR CLOTHES WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT

 In a London department store:

BARGAIN BASEMENT UPSTAIRS

 In an office:

WOULD THE PERSON WHO TOOK THE STEP LADDER YESTERDAY PLEASE BRING IT BACK OR FURTHER STEPS WILL BE TAKEN

In an office:

AFTER TEA BREAK STAFF SHOULD EMPTY THE TEAPOT AND STAND UPSIDE DOWN ON THE DRAINING BOARD

 Outside a secondhand shop:

WE EXCHANGE ANYTHING – BICYCLES, WASHING MACHINES, ETC. WHY NOT BRING YOUR WIFE ALONG AND GET A WONDERFUL BARGAIN?

 Notice in health food shop window:

CLOSED DUE TO ILLNESS

 Spotted in a safari park:

ELEPHANTS PLEASE STAY IN YOUR CAR

 Seen during a conference:

FOR ANYONE WHO HAS CHILDREN AND DOESN’T KNOW IT, THERE IS A DAY CARE ON THE 1ST FLOOR

 Notice in a farmer’s field:

THE FARMER ALLOWS WALKERS TO CROSS THE FIELD FOR FREE, BUT THE BULL CHARGES.

 On a repair shop door:

WE CAN REPAIR ANYTHING. (PLEASE KNOCK HARD ON THE DOOR – THE BELL DOESN’T WORK)

Now that you’ve smiled at least once, it’s your turn to spread the stupidity and send this to someone you want to bring a smile to (maybe even a chuckle).  We all need a good laugh, keep on smiling.

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Matte är svårt /Math is hard ¤¤¤

 Klaga inte på den svenska matteundervisningen den är lika i hela västvärlden verkar det som …

USA 2005

Last week I got a burger at Burger King for $1.58.

 The counter girl took  my $2 and was digging for my change when I pulled 8  cents from my pocket  and gave it to her. 

She stood there, holding the  nickel and 3 pennies, while looking at the screen on her register.

I sensed her discomfort and tried to tell her to just give me back two quarters, but she hailed the manager for help and  while he tried to  explain the transaction to her, she stood there and cried.

  Why do I tell you this? Read on…

  Teaching Math in 1950:

  A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100.

 His cost of production is 4/5 of the price.

 What is his profit?

 Teaching Math in 1960:

 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?

Teaching Math in 1970:

  A logger exchanges a set ”L” of lumber for a set ”M”  of money.

 The cardinality of set ”M” is 100.   Each element is worth one dollar.

 Make 100 dots representing the elements of the set  ”M.”

  The set ”C”, the cost of production, contains 20 fewer points than set  ”M.”

 Represent the set ”C” as a subset of set ”M”.

 Answer this question:

 What is the cardinality of the set ”P” of profits?

 Teaching Math in 1980:

  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.

  Teaching Math in 1990:

  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 forest birds and squirrels feel as the  logger cut down the  trees?

  There are no wrong answers.

  Teaching Math in 2000:

A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100.

 How does Arthur Andersen determine that his profit  margin is $60 ?

 Teaching Math in 2005:

  El hachero vende un camion carga por $100.

  La cuesta de produccion es………….

  Det finns en motsvarighet i Sverige vid samma tid den kommer om några dar..

A contribution from my friend Jerry i NC USA 2005- found it in  old emails…

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