Stone Soup by Jan Eliot for May 17, 2011

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    Destiny23  almost 13 years ago

    Or logic problems!

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    x_Tech  almost 13 years ago

    If we give only ½ of your allowance this but promise to interest, how much can you expect next week?

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    lightenup Premium Member almost 13 years ago

    Wow, that’s not a difficult problem. And this is why we are falling behind in math. I’m trying to teach my kids that math is fun and easy and is nothing to be afraid of.

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    kab2rb  almost 13 years ago

    With interest rate way it is not much. No cc is different making money.

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    kab2rb  almost 13 years ago

    No kidding. School’s here in KS is close to being out for summer break. Some here are already out.

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    kc7vpj  almost 13 years ago

    @tcayer, Try handing them a 2.00 dollar bill and watch the fun start. Some never seen one.

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    nanellen  almost 13 years ago

    My 2nd graders in India are learning to factor. No wonder Indian students are ahead of US students in math.

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    RinaFarina  almost 13 years ago

    How interested do you promise to be?How many were going to St. Ives? (This is a real math question, with a logical, easily calculated answer.)

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    RinaFarina  almost 13 years ago

    I thought the US didn’t even have any $2.00 bills any more – that they were no longer legal tender?Here in Canada we don’t have $1.00 or $2.00 paper bills – we have coins. The $1.00 coin has a picture of a loon, so it’s called a “loony”. Following along, the $2.00 coin (which has a picture of a polar bear – what should we call it? a “poley”?) – is called a “toony”.The other thing that distinguishes our money from other countries’ is that we have put animals that are distinctively Canadian, and may soon be extinct – the polar bear because of global warming, the loon because of acid rain.Yes, I will tell you how many were going to St. Ives. But you have to ask.

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    RinaFarina  almost 13 years ago

    Surround some text with underscores, and you get italics. Surround it with asterisks, and you get bold.What happens if you do both?Let’s see…

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    RinaFarina  almost 13 years ago

    You get both. Reasonable. And it seems we are no longer allowed to edit our comments?

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    vldazzle  almost 13 years ago

    The only way to edit here now is the way I do on FB – Copyclip and delete it- then Paste and edit before you hit enter.

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    bluetopazcrystal  almost 13 years ago

    I love math! Most musicians excel at the subject.

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