Peanuts by Charles Schulz for February 26, 1974
February 25, 1974
February 27, 1974
Transcript:
Peppermint Patty sits at her desk in school and looks at a book. She reads, "A man has twenty coins consisting of dimes and quarters."<BR><BR> Peppermint Patty continues to read, "If the dimes were quarters and the quarters were dimes, he would have ninety cents more than he has now . . . How many dimes and quarters does he have?"<BR><BR> Peppermint Patty continues to stare at the book.<BR><BR> Peppermint Patty shouts, "Help!!!"<BR><BR>
gamer2k4 over 11 years ago
He currently has 7 quarters and 13 dimes.
The math is a little complicated for an 8 year old, though.
TheSoundDefense almost 11 years ago
There are two ways to do this problem. One is the painstaking way, which involves algebra. The other is to realize that each time you turn a dime into a quarter, you gain 15 cents. If you end up with 90 cents more, then that’s six dimes that got turned into quarters that weren’t cancelled out. So there are six more dimes than quarters – 13 dimes, 7 quarters.
TheSoundDefense almost 11 years ago
Either way, complicated math for an 8-year-old.
alien011 over 3 years ago
Ok, how much is a dime and how much is a quarter?
MatthewJHarris over 3 years ago
I hate maths questions like this. Just give me a sum and leave out the lateral thinking.
Daeder almost 3 years ago
Come on, Peppermint Patty. You’ve got this. All you need to do is convert the dimes and quarters into French Monarchs and then solve for Louis.
thatdarnfurry over 2 years ago
gif of floating maths equations
Midnite Wine over 1 year ago
I aint an 8 year old, am jow 65 n i still cant figure these math problems…hence me failing math all thru high school n having to take a remedial math class in college!