2+2+2=7
Teacher: If I gave you 2 cats and another 2 cats and another 2, how many will you have?
Johnny: Seven, Sir.
Teacher: No, listen carefully... If I gave you 2 cats, and another 2 cats and another 2, how many will you have?
Johnny: Seven, Sir.
Teacher: Let me put it to you differently. If I gave you 2 apples, and another 2 apples and another 2, how many would you have?
Johnny: Six.
Teacher: Good. Now if I gave you 2 cats, and another 2 cats and another 2, how many would you have?
Johnny: Seven!!! SIR!
A very angry Teacher: Where in the hell do you get seven from?!?!?
A very angry Johnny: Because,.... I've already got a cat!!!
One of the primary problems with story problems...
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Here's a typical story problem:
A bathtub holds 60 gallons. The water runs in at 6 gallons a minute. It is running down the drain at 2 gallons a minute. How long will it take to fill the tub? My answer: 6 minutes and 40 seconds. Why? Because I'm not stupid. I'm not going to leave the drain plug open, I'm going to close it... and I will take up 20 gallons of that space, so I only need 40 gallons...
Not the answer the teacher wants though...