Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for September 10, 1990
September 09, 1990
September 11, 1990
Transcript:
Calvin: Help me with this homework, ok? What's 6 + 3? Hobbes: 6 +3, eh? Well, this one is a bit tricky. First we call the answer "Y", as in "Y do we care?" Now Y may be a square number, so we'll draw a square and make this side 6 and that side 3. Then we'll measure the diagonal. Calvin: I don't remember the teacher explaining it like this. Hobbes: She probably doesn't know higher math. When you deal with high numbers, you need higher math. Calvin: But this diagonal is just a little under two. Hobbes: Ok. Here, I'll draw a bigger square.
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ChihiroRoseBud almost 13 years ago
sometimes my tutoring sessions feel like this.
dedemah over 10 years ago
Honestly, why can’t they just teach him it in a way he’ll pay attention to? You have six comics in your hands. Here’s three more. Count how many comics you have now. So on and so forth. He just has to see it physically in a way that’s fun.
Xalder about 10 years ago
Didn’t this happen in an older strip?
yow4zip Premium Member about 9 years ago
Who knew basic addition could be so complicated?
Marathon Zack about 9 years ago
Call the answer “Y,” as in “Y do we care?”
BiggerNate91 about 8 years ago
I tried this once, but I used a ruler and measured out 6 inches on one side and 3 on the other. The diagonal measured 6.75. Next, I tried dividing both numbers by 2 (since the opposite side would make the full number.) So I measured out 3 inches on one side and 1.5 on the other. The diagonal measured 3.7 – which is actually close to 6 MINUS 3!
sunchaunzo over 6 years ago
I like this idea of “new” math!
ergsrge over 4 years ago
Y really is a square number! Hobbes did some math right for once!
noissimbus over 3 years ago
Hobbes’ higher math would make complete sense to a high-er person.
MaverickMoPete about 1 year ago
I feel the same way when people talk about common core math.
✨Alan✨ 3 months ago
Suprisingly, 6 squared plus 3 squared then square root is about 6.7.