Seriously??

[Fran Blacker]

The smart asses who think these up can go

 

[Ghostrider 67]

We used to play Brain teasers during family car trips with our kids. Those kids always made me feel really stupid.

 

[khryslerkid]

In all reality if he had to buy the horse any hay or feed, he would have definitely been in the hole!

 

[Glenwood]

The real question is did he buy and sell the same horse to the same chevy owner?

 

[YY1]

...or any type of tax, registration or insurance.

 

[BeeKool]

It cost $20/week to feed an average size horse. So unless he sold it the same day to the same moron, he lost money

 

[Big Bad Dad]

If you refer to the instructions for the IRS Form #1040, I'm sure they have a formula for figuring out how much tax he owes...

 

[FrnkNsteen]

If you refer to the instructions for the IRS Form #1040, I'm sure they have a formula for figuring out how much tax he owes...

 

[Cranky]

All I know about math is that 69 + 69 = dinner for four.

I like your numbers..

I like his logic....

We used to play Brain teasers during family car trips with our kids. Those kids always made me feel really stupid.

Have no idea how my kids turned out to be 'smart' in school and soooo dumb in everyday life. They always made me look stoooopid with the brain teasers too....

 

[Richard Cranium]

Math needs to be made in terms that today's youth can understand.....

Inner City High School Math Proficiency Exam

NAME________________________________________________

GANG/CREW NAME______________ Crib_________________

1. Ramone has an AK-47 with a 30 round clip. He usually misses 6 out of every 10 shots and he uses 13 rounds per drive-by
shooting. How many drive-by shootings can Ramone attempt before he has to reload? ________

2. Otis has 2 ounces of cocaine. If he sells an 8 ball to Antonio for $320 and 2 grams to Juan for $85 per gram. What is the
street value of the rest of his hold? _________

3. DeShawn pimps 3 ho's. If the price is $85 per trick. How many tricks per day must each ho turn to support DeShawn's $800 per day crack habit? ________

4. Darius wants to cut the pound of cocaine he bought for $40,000 to make 20% profit. How many ounce bags will he need to make to obtain the 20% profit? _______

5. Desmond gets $200 for a stolen BMW, $150 for stealing a Corvette, and $100 for a 4x4. If he steals 1 BMW, 2 Corvettes and 3 4x4's. How many more Corvettes must he steal to have $900? _______

6. LeRoy got 6 years for murder. He also got $10,000 for the hit. If his common-law wife spends $100 of his hit money per
month. How much money will be left when he gets out? __________

7. If an average can of spray paint covers 22 square feet and the average letter is 3 square feet. How many letters can be sprayed with 3 eight ounce cans of spray paint with 20% paint left over? ________

8. Tyrone knocked up 3 girls in the gang. There are 27 girls in his gang. What is the exact percentage of girls Tyrone knocked up? ________

9. LaSheena is a lookout for the gang. LaSheena also has a boa constrictor that eats 3 small rats per week at a cost of $5 per rat. If LaSheena makes $700 week as a lookout, how many weeks can she feed her snake on one week's income? _________

10. Marvin steals Joe's skateboard. As Marvin skates away at 15 mph, Joe loads his 357 Magnum. If it takes Joe 20 seconds to load his piece, howfar away will Marvin be when he gets whacked? ___________

 

[polywideblock]

I almost got kicked out of school for bringing a Texas Instruments desktop calculator to school...in 1975. We were told not to bring them because we had to learn it in our heads.

I had to same thing over here , 1976 . we were not suppose to bring the time ( last) to school at all

 

[funknut]

It’s a tough battle these days getting kids to not rely on the tech. Many of my kids’ assignments are on the computer and a calculator (or google) is just a click away.

I can’t imagine trying to go through school with constant access to a computer and the internet. At their age I know I’d be distracted as hell.

 

[Richard Cranium]

I almost got kicked out of school for bringing a Texas Instruments desktop calculator to school...in 1975. We were told not to bring them because we had to learn it in our heads.

I had to same thing over here , 1976 . we were not suppose to bring the time ( last) to school at all

Back then, using a calculator was considered cheating. Also, a cheap TI calculator was like 75 bucks, which was big money back in the mid 70's.

 

[ws23jrt]

I always liked the slide rule. --When the TI calculators came on the scene I recall them not being allowed for math tests but a slide rule was. I still have my TI and it still works.

 

[Richard Cranium]

Oh yea, I still have my abacus!

 

[Budnicks]

Back then, using a calculator was considered cheating. Also, a cheap TI calculator was like 75 bucks, which was big money back in the mid 70's.

Mine I still have, it works great still too
use it regularly, but it's a Sharp it was like $9.99 back in 1974-75 {IIRC}

 

[ws23jrt]

OH yea-yea, I still have all my fingers and toes. And can do -cube roots- with them like this.

 

[Cranky]

My TI Californicator died a few years ago doing simple math.....

 

[ws23jrt]

My go-to calculator for many years was an HP 15C. I liked the reverse logic (example--2-enter 2+ gave 4). The other thing I miss is the tactile feel of the buttons. A proper feel that doesn't require looking at the screen.
It went through the washing machine one day and after drying it out it came back to life to successfully pass a self-diagnosis test but became a fast battery eater.

 

[JB400]

The guy made $90 with an investment of $70. A 22% improvement.

We weren't allowed to use a calc until the school supplied them.