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Thread ID: 88949 2008-04-15 22:12:00 Historical Guide to Maths Lessons Billy T (70) PC World Chat
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659205 2008-04-15 22:12:00 1 . Teaching Maths In 1970
A timber merchant sells a truckload of timber for $100 .
His cost of supply is 4/5 of the price .
What is his Gross Profit?

2 . Teaching Maths In 1980
A timber merchant sells a half-truckload of timber for $100 .
His cost of supply is 4/5 of the price, or $80 .
What is his Gross Profit?

3 . Teaching Maths In 1990
A timber merchant sells a trailer-load of timber for $100 .
His cost of supply is $80 .
Did he make a Profit?

4 . Teaching Maths In 2000
A timber merchant sells a length of timber for $100 .
His cost of supply is $80 and his Gross Profit is $20 .
Your assignment: Underline the number 20 .

5 . Teaching Maths In 2008
A timber merchant cuts down a beautiful forest because he is selfish and inconsiderate and cares nothing for the habitat of animals or the preservation of our woodlands .
He does this so he can make a Gross Profit of $20M .
What do you think of this way of making a living?

Topic for class participation after answering the question: How did the birds and other forest dwellers feel when the timber merchant destroyed their natural habitat? (There are no wrong answers . )

6 . Teaching Maths 2030
Maths classes are cancelled until further notice, they will be replaced by Abacus and Mandarin lessons . you must now bring your own oxygen bottle to class, school supplies have been exhausted . Please do not bring aqualungs, last week's unusually high tide was a little frightening but now that we have fewer students there will be enough desks for everybody to stand on until the ferries come to take you home .


Cheers

Billy 8-{) :help:
Billy T (70)
659206 2008-04-15 22:19:00 You are expressing the frustration most of us are feeling..

Ninconpoopery rules.
Cicero (40)
659207 2008-04-16 01:23:00 5. Teaching Maths In 2008
A timber merchant cuts down a beautiful forest because he is selfish and inconsiderate and cares nothing for the habitat of animals or the preservation of our woodlands.
He does this so he can make a Gross Profit of $20M.
What do you think of this way of making a living?

Topic for class participation after answering the question: How did the birds and other forest dwellers feel when the timber merchant destroyed their natural habitat? (There are no wrong answers.)I suspect only Bogor (en.wikipedia.org) could give a definitive answer to this one.
Greg (193)
659208 2008-04-16 01:28:00 !

I was thinking of Bogor too! :D
Nermal (7077)
659209 2008-04-16 01:33:00 Sadly true............. pctek (84)
659210 2008-04-16 02:18:00 I went out with Burton's daughter for a little while, and their house was something else... Spire, cabins, and those funny golf cross balls absolutely everywhere. Amazing place. Perfect location too, about 2 seconds from what was wellingtons best cafe, and 3 seconds from wellingtons best beach. nice. Thebananamonkey (7741)
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