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JoelP - 2/4/08 at 09:45 PM

1.Maths exam question in 1970
A logger sells a
truckload of lumber for £100. His cost of production is
4/5 of the price.
What is his profit?

2. Maths exam question in 1980
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for £100. His
cost of production is
4/5 of the price, or £80. What is his
profit?

3. Maths exam question in 1990
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for £100. His cost of
production is
£80. Did he make a profit?


4. Maths exam question in 2000
A logger
sells a truckload of lumber for £100. His cost of production is £80
and his
profit is £20. Your assignment: Underline the number 20.

5. Maths exam question in 2007
A logger
cuts down a beautiful forest because he is selfish and
inconsiderate an
cares nothing for the habitat of animals or the
preservation of our
woodlands. He does this so he can make a profit of £20.
What do you think of
this way of making a living? Topic for class
participation after answering
the question: How did the birds and squirrels
feel as the logger cut down
their homes? (There are no wrong answers.)


omega 24 v6 - 2/4/08 at 09:51 PM

IIIIIIIIIye just about sums up modern day education.


Confused but excited. - 3/4/08 at 12:53 PM

What's the problem?
Who cares how much he makes?
You can eat squirrels and birds, so they don't need anywhere to live.


Stuart_B - 3/4/08 at 03:05 PM

That is why everybody pass there exam.Lol


stephen_gusterson - 3/4/08 at 08:26 PM

in the real world, my son got good GCSE's apart from French. He doesnt understand a word of it, but still got a pass at 'F' level.

atb

steve

a ghost from the past


zilspeed - 3/4/08 at 09:02 PM

quote:
Originally posted by stephen_gusterson
in the real world, my son got good GCSE's apart from French. He doesnt understand a word of it, but still got a pass at 'F' level.

atb

steve

a ghost from the past


You may think you're a ghost from the past, some of us continue to think, "what happened to Steve Gusterson".

So, bring us up to speed.