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

[elenbarathi.livejournal.com]

So Margie gets 32 and Cinderella gets 24, is it? Yeah, and doubtless Margie gets the nice new ones, while Cindy gets the old broken ones, because sometimes life sucks as much as math.

[conuly]

Yup. (But math doesn't suck.)

[elenbarathi.livejournal.com]

Math doesn't always suck - or even most of the time - and neither does life. But sometimes they both do suck, especially when your sister gets more crayons.