August 15, 2008

Basic Addition

Since school is now in session and picking up momentum, I thought I would take this opportunity to review some basic arithmetic principles, and a new one we learned this week.
Let's start with an easy one.
1 + 1 = ? Answer: 2

Try this one.
Two trains are traveling at night in opposite directions. Train A is traveling one-third the speed of train B, and train B is on a collision course with train C which is traveling one-sixth the speed of train B. Which train has the most people? Nah, Just Kidding!

This is the new principle we learned this week.
What do you get when you add one boy:


with one rusty old T-post?



Answer: 3



Three stitches! He now holds the family record for the most stitches, beating me by one stitch!.


A closeup

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