Real-Life Math, Part II
If a four-year-old is running, falls and scrapes her ankle on the sidewalk, tearing off a pretty good chunk of skin, how many band-aids will she put on it until it heals?
If a toddler drops his full, seven-ounce milk cup from the seat of the shopping cart for sport, how big of a bruise will it leave on mommy’s foot just under her toes? Will she be able to wear flip-flops?
If a four-year-old “accidentally” knocks over her bowl full of milk from breakfast, and the milk covers an area of roughly 16 to 20 square feet, plus the table, chair, cushion, and said four-year-old, how many applesauce splatters that you missed from the day before will you then find?
April 27th, 2008 at 4:33 am
3
April 27th, 2008 at 7:57 am
is that your answer for all of them?
April 28th, 2008 at 5:26 am
Tequila
April 28th, 2008 at 5:29 am
you know the answer, of course.
42
April 28th, 2008 at 9:38 am
hahahahahahaha. K: I absolutely LOVE your posts & always look forward to them. Write more often!!
April 30th, 2008 at 8:16 pm
#2 is a trick question — the variables provided are not sufficient to give an accurate answer. Now then, if you’d asked how many expletives would go through Mommy’s mind before she found a socially acceptable word to exclaim in the grocery store…
That said, the answer to #1 is “as many as you’ll let her” and #3 is “all but four or five, which the ants will gladly find for you.” Trust me on that last one.
Of course, “tequila” isn’t a terrible answer either…
May 2nd, 2008 at 7:43 am
this is great!