Thursday, August 06, 2009

Astounded: A Math Story

I was astounded. By this five year old boy.

We were on 13th Avenue and the kids wanted to go on the rides. There are three of them in front of one store. Zusha asked me if I have quarters. I pulled out two and said that's all I've got. Zusha replied that he and Gedalya want to go on all the rides.
"We only have two quarters, so we need..."
three second pause
"four more! Can I go in the store and exchange a dollar?"

Oh, MY! This boy is something. He did a multi-step math equation in his head in the blink of an eye.

2 + n = 2 x 3

(plus figuring out that n = $1)

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