teaching math

[remoh]

Math

Last week I purchased a burger at Burger King for
$1.58. The counter girl took my $2 and I 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 two quarters, but she hailed the manager for help. While he tried to
explain the transaction to her, she stood there and cried. Why do I tell
you this? Please read more about the "history of teaching math":

Teaching Math In 1950
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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
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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
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A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100.
His cost of production is $80. Did he make a profit?

Teaching Math In 1980
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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
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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 2005
(The State of California)
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El hachero vende un camion carga por $100.
La cuesta de production es.............

[asdf_admin]

Teaching Math In 2005
(The State of California)
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El hachero vende un camion carga por $100.
La cuesta de production es.............

you should be burned. but that is still fucking funny.

[skahound]

That's funny.

The place where I usually get gas has a cash register that not only tells the cashier how much change to give back, but how to give it:

Change: $8.37

1 - $5
3 - $1
1 - Quarter
1 - Dime
2 - Pennies

Dumbass the other day sat there and stared at the screen for what seemed to be an eternity because I put $17.00 in my car and paid with a $20.

[lilsensa]

my statistics prof. is from india........he doesnt speak much engrish

[Mr.Big]

That's funny.

The place where I usually get gas has a cash register that not only tells the cashier how much change to give back, but how to give it:

Change: $8.37

1 - $5
3 - $1
1 - Quarter
1 - Dime
2 - Pennies

Dumbass the other day sat there and stared at the screen for what seemed to be an eternity because I put $17.00 in my car and paid with a $20.

thats very american i must say....thats something else i dont get over there..the way people count ur individual change out to u...waste of time...very cheesy too...im used to my change just givin to me with nothing said.

[remoh]

^^ thats being way to trusting

hey you want to buy stuff at my bar?, we only take hundreds

[dtgunslinger]

That's funny.

The place where I usually get gas has a cash register that not only tells the cashier how much change to give back, but how to give it:

Change: $8.37

1 - $5
3 - $1
1 - Quarter
1 - Dime
2 - Pennies

Dumbass the other day sat there and stared at the screen for what seemed to be an eternity because I put $17.00 in my car and paid with a $20.

I will use my powers of mentalation...............hmmmmmmmmm........was it a Hess gas station?

[thesightless]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA


in NY state, you dont even need to pass your tests, all you need to do is have your parents whine about how the schools suck and they will advance you... kids in HS still dont know multiplication tables. can you say ""career in sanitation""

[skahound]

thats something else i dont get over there..the way people count ur individual change out to u...waste of time...very cheesy too...im used to my change just givin to me with nothing said.

As a former Operations Manager I have to tell you that it serves a dual purpose. First, the cashiers that I hired were instruced to count change three times: once when pulling from the register, again while in their hand, and the third time was when handing to the customer. It ensures that you picked up the correct amount (especially with all the new bills these days, crisp and sticking together) and it also prevents any discrepancy by the customer. It makes it harder for them to come back and say, "I gave you a $50 and you only gave me change for a $20." etc. This way it allows them the opportunity to dispute it immediately. Otherwise we would have to shut the register down completely, reroute the line of customers, and balance the drawer to determine if there was an error.

I appreciate it when people count my change back to me, I've been jipped countless times.

[thesightless]

As a former Operations Manager .

dont lie, you wore the red collared shirt at mcdonalds. :P

[skahound]

dont lie, you wore the red collared shirt at mcdonalds. :P

Fuck that, I couldn't even get past the interview!

[rewing3]

Just how dumb people are getting as time goes by. Were so used to getting spoon fed everything that when some of us have think we can. Someone once told me this little bit of advice. He said "Commen Sense is not that common." Use that in all these math example.

[skahound]

I will use my powers of mentalation...............hmmmmmmmmm........was it a Hess gas station?

As a matter of fact it was!

[picklemonkey]

One of my favorite is when the total is something like $1.81, and I give $2.06. Seems like every third person tries giving me the 6 cents back before even ringing me up, and after I force it on them they still have no clue... until they see the change after ringing it. It's one thing to have a total of $1.58 and giving $2.08, because it's only one number changing. A lot of people get it. But when they see 2 numbers change, they have no clue

[Mr.Big]

^^ thats being way to trusting

hey you want to buy stuff at my bar?, we only take hundreds

yeah i know its trusting but thats the way it is here...i rarely have ever gotten short changed for anything, even when im pissed out of my brains the barmen always give me back the correct change....

it is always good to check ur change though i believe that skahound..