Actual math problem of the day

[conuly]

Mom divided 56 crayons so that Margie got 8 more crayons than her sister. How many crayons did Margie get?

Eva: Wow.
Me: WHY WOULD SHE DO THIS?

We did eventually do the math, but seriously, what's with the favoritism? In this problem, Margie's sister isn't even given a name.

Comments

[conuly]

I still think Margie is getting short shrift here. If the budget is that tight, why buy crayons at all?

[archangelbeth]

Well, it might not be a tight budget thing, but instead a Fairness. Margie needs more crayons for the school project, see, but her sister broke several, and maybe some wandered off gods know where (like all the crayons and colored pencils HERE did) and now new ones must be gotten for the darn projects...

...I perhaps can come up with many theories on this one. >_>

[conuly]

Wandering crayons are a menace. They end up in the dryer and then damn, there goes your favorite shirt.

[archangelbeth]

Happily, that somehow never managed to happen. I dodged a crayon there!