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MATH
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Jill
is part of a climbing expedition on Mt Rainier.
She notices that half the group is behind her,
and the rest, one third, of the group is ahead of her.
How many mountain climbers are there?
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Democrats
propose to increase the school lunch program by 20%. The Republicans
propose to increase the program by only 10%. The Democrats claimed
that more children will go hungry because of the Republican cuts.
How can that be?
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100
legs, two each pair,
Like the centipede it cannot talk
nor does it live or breath the air.
Unlike the centipede it cannot walk.
What is it?
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The
penny is shinny, bright and new.
The quarter tarnished needing light
to view,
What
is the real difference to me and you?
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Manners, gentleman's civilized
thought,
etiquette ,for the weak of stomach.
Do
not mention 288,
or grab a bag for loss of lunch.
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One
woman has nine boys,
Another
has five girls.
A
third has seven children,
half of which are girls.
How can that be?
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Time
past is long and gone,
The
laws of physics go on and on,
What
goes up and doesn't come down?
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Forty
reindeer 4 legs each
Why
would an elf say
84
totaling each?
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Answer
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Orioles,
Newtons, macaroons,
Twenty cookies in the cookie jar,
How many cookies can you eat,
at lunch on an empty stomach?
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When
Murphy's Law kicks in,
Nothing goes right everything wrong.
What is left to count on?
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To understand a problem math,
Words must be carefully read,
To come up with proper score.
6 and 3 IS 7
or 6 and 3 ARE 7.
Which
is correct?
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Noah
brought the animals two by two,
If one tree would be brought by same,
Which tree by one with animals too?
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Answer
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Count the
digits on your hands,
Count toes with the digits on your hands.
Assuming all are still intact,
Multiply one by the other.
Since the hands carry half all the digits,
Now divide the answer by one half.
Add to that the number of year's months,
To get the answer that we want.
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Answer
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A N S W E R S
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212
= [(10x10)1/2] +12
10x10=100
100x1/2=200 200+12=212
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Take
your fingers back.
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A Pear
tree.
--- Climb
the pear tree back up.
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Neither
one, 6 and 3 are 9.
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another look back up.
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Your
fingers.
--- Take
inventory back to ten.
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Only one
if eaten before lunch; after that you're stomach is not empty.
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another back to nine.
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40
reindeer has 80 FORE (front) legs
--- Take a
flying gallop to the top.
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Your
age.
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Aging back
up.
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If
all seven are girls than half are girls.
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Half yourself to
the next
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288 is just too gross;
two gross; 2X144=288.
A gross is 144.
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Gross yourself back up.
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24 cents.
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Stack those coins back up.
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50
pair of pants.
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Back up to fit.
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There
were no cuts just liberal creative 'fuzzy math'.
This actually happened. * The lies are in the Newspapers and the
truth is in the Congressional Record.
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Percentages are figurative.
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Creatively count back
up.
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There
are 6 climbers in the expedition.
One half is behind her (3) and one third is ahead (2).
The three behind plus the two ahead plus Jill is six.
(1/2(X) + 1/3(X) + 1 = X) = (X=6)
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Climb back up to
Mt. Rainier.
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