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Explaining algebra to a kid

Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2020 8:37 pm
by fish
My granddaughter asked.
I explained that it is a mysterious and unfathomable (to me) system which will answer questions like the following :
"If a bus is going 37mph headed for Cleveland, and it's snowing in Omaha - what color is the chicken?"
She seemed to buy that.

Fish

Re: Explaining algebra to a kid

Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2020 10:31 pm
by Limey
fish wrote:My granddaughter asked.
I explained that it is a mysterious and unfathomable (to me) system which will answer questions like the following :
"If a bus is going 37mph headed for Cleveland, and it's snowing in Omaha - what color is the chicken?"
She seemed to buy that.

Fish
Answer: New Orleans :lol:

Re: Explaining algebra to a kid

Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2020 10:05 am
by gn2
Limey wrote:
fish wrote:My granddaughter asked.
I explained that it is a mysterious and unfathomable (to me) system which will answer questions like the following :
"If a bus is going 37mph headed for Cleveland, and it's snowing in Omaha - what color is the chicken?"
She seemed to buy that.

Fish
Answer: New Orleans :lol:
But only on Tuesdays.

Re: Explaining algebra to a kid

Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2020 4:39 pm
by Old Scoot
gn2 wrote:
Limey wrote:
fish wrote:My granddaughter asked.
I explained that it is a mysterious and unfathomable (to me) system which will answer questions like the following :
"If a bus is going 37mph headed for Cleveland, and it's snowing in Omaha - what color is the chicken?"
She seemed to buy that.

Fish
Answer: New Orleans :lol:
But only on Tuesdays.
and only if it's spring o_O

Re: Explaining algebra to a kid

Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2020 10:16 am
by Mel46
Wait, I thought the question was "what color is the chicken?"

The answer to that would depend on where the chicken is...(New Orleans), the day of the week (Tuesday), and what season (Spring). The answer to that is also dependent on whether it is Fat Tuesday of Mardi Gras. If so, then the answer is fuzzy red. Otherwise, it might be turquoise, but that would also depend on whether it wore glasses or a hat...that is the "Y" factor...(as in "WHY??)

Of course, that starts moving the math closer to Calculus.

Re: Explaining algebra to a kid

Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2020 8:42 am
by Limey
Mel46 wrote: Of course, that starts moving the math closer to Calculus.
Ah, that would be the city in India, right? :lol: