From: Eva-Lise Carlstrom (evalise@yahoo.com)
Date: Fri Feb 27 2004 - 11:05:57 MST
--- Mermaid <hidden@lucifer.com> wrote:
> also...do we really use algebra in our everyday
> lives? really..do we?
Humor writer Erma Bombeck claimed, "In real life,
there is no such thing as algebra."
My mother heartily agreed, until, as the manager of a
restaurant, she needed to be able to figure out the
original bill before tip, when she had the total with
tip. I showed her how, since this is easy with
algebra; I don't know how you'd do it otherwise.
--Eva
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