This Damned New Maths.
I had not seen my old school friend Ben for a long time. Now here he was in the MacDonald’s queue line just ahead of me.
He nodded, smiled but looked perplexed.
He asked, “Do you know anything about this new maths they are using now?”
I answered, “Not much. Why? “
He continued, “Well, last week I bought a large box of chocolates and a large box of smarties.
At home, my wife decided to share them between us.
She started with the chocolates, stating one for me and two for her pile.
The Smarties distribution was one for me and three for her.
When I protested, she indignantly told me it was the new maths and the Smarties distribution was because they were smaller.”
I sympathized with Ben but what could I say — I have the same situation in my house.
