That’s a system of equations, isn’t it? 3O = 4.5A; O+A = 30. Isolate O in the second equation, solve for A in the first equation, etc. Paige is about the right age to be doing that in algebra class.
But if the orange left Cincinnati at 9 AM traveling east at 60 miles an hour, where will it meet the apple that left Buffalo at 8:30 AM traveling west at 65 miles an hour?
Robert4170 3 months ago
Apples cost 12 cents each. Oranges are 18 cents each.
Algolei I 3 months ago
This is why I eat bananas.
Kroykali 3 months ago
I DO NOT have to do word math problems at 7 AM.
Anymore.
pdeason2 3 months ago
I can remember when apples were 12 cents and oranges were 15 cents, that makes me old as dirt now.
belgarathmth 3 months ago
That’s a system of equations, isn’t it? 3O = 4.5A; O+A = 30. Isolate O in the second equation, solve for A in the first equation, etc. Paige is about the right age to be doing that in algebra class.
morningglory73 Premium Member 3 months ago
I still hate math story problems and we used to call it arithmetic not math.
tygrkhat40 3 months ago
I can read with speed and comprehension. But math word problems were the bane of my educational years.
Angry Indeed Premium Member 3 months ago
I took college physics and it was pretty much word problems. I hated it in high school but excelled on it in college.
Alberta Oil Premium Member 3 months ago
Really dates this cartoon doesn’t it. At $4.50 a pound it’s hard to find an apple that costs less than a dollar, a small crab perhaps.
mindjob 3 months ago
But if the orange left Cincinnati at 9 AM traveling east at 60 miles an hour, where will it meet the apple that left Buffalo at 8:30 AM traveling west at 65 miles an hour?
David 3 months ago
3o = 9a/2; o+a = 30; o = ?
M.K.Staffeld 3 months ago
Yeah, the looks on everyone’s faces in math classes when the teachers would say ‘word problems’…
Strawberry King 3 months ago
What color were the apples?
dpatrickryan Premium Member 3 months ago
3R=9A/2 and R+A=30
A=30-R so 3R=9/2 (30-R)
3R=135-9R/2
15R/2=135
R=18
Sanspareil 2 months ago
In any case the Kessel run was done in 3 microseconds when warp 7 was developed!
josh_bisbee 2 months ago
That sounds more like a brain teaser than a math problem
DarkHorseSki 2 months ago
18 cents