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[aaronfung]

aimee, my 13 year old sister, asked for help on two math problems tonight

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[supersmashley]

So, not only can I not solve that math problem, I can do NONE of the things you can...

Please don't tell me that you can make brownies from scratch, otherwise I'll have nothing to live for.

[aaronfung]

hmm. not from scratch. but i can make those mix kits you get from costco...and mine taste awesome! moreso than everyone else :-)

[jeanier]

Where are the parenthesis, if any? Coz I can try... :) Aimee is pretty bright! Oh oh! Guess what? I was Gromit for Halloween, and James was Wallace! :oD Just thought you might like that...

haha i love wallace and gromit!

[aaronfung]

does he fancy cheese? and did you stay silent and save the day?

[wicketsteve]

sad: i can't do most 8th grade math, either.

sadder: i'm a teacher at a k-8 school.

saddest: once when trying to help a sixth grader with math i had to have an 8th grader check my work to make sure i did it correctly.

[aaronfung]

ok you win.

[nayse]

I don't think that polynomial factors. You can't take another x out of the 27, so it doesn't factor? I might be completely off my rocker and forgetting how to do math, but who knows.

[aaronfung]

yeah i tried factoring AFTER rereading her book haha and i think you're right

[nayse]

Yea, I tried factoring it a couple of times and than gave up and started thinking about it. :-)

It's always after you make an ass of yourself to whomever you are tutoring that you figure it out.

[chicadeamor]

LOL! I can't do my sister's math either. Granted, she's in 9th grade right now, but I remember her calling me in middle school trying to get me to help her and I was like "doh!" The saying "in one ear and out the other" really applies here. :)