What Does It Mean By Algebra?
Maths has long been one of the virtually frightening subjects in American schools. Although students in other countries graduate with excellence in maths, most of the average high school age pupils in the United States scratch their heads when presented questions about converting fractions to decimals, converting measures and units, [...]
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Blasting through Algebra
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How to Get Free Garbage Bags
Friday, September 19th, 2008The scenario:
A newlywed couple moves into their new home. After a couple of months, they realize that they have many more garbage bags than they need. However, they have not bought any garbage bags since they got married. Where did all of the garbage bags come from?
Your mission:
See how fast you can arrive at the [...]
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Obtaining Properties Upon Which to Grow Trees
Friday, September 19th, 2008There are many ways to buy properties for growing trees and plants. I have bought many and done well at it. This story tells how I got started doing it. When I was twelve years old, I had bought and sold many shares of stock on the NYSE. I was a motor mouth even then. [...]
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