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Sunday, January 17, 2010

Retarded 3rd Grade Question

approx. 4:09 PM
Are you smarter than a 3rd grader? My 3rd grade sister apparently isn't.

Question from "Brain Quest: Math Basics (3rd Grade)" (bolding added by me) was this: "Mr. and Mrs. Lee are the parents of 3 sons. Each son has 1 sister. How many children in all?"

She thought it was six, which makes total sense. One girl to each boy: three boys, three girls, six children total. Apparently, though, it's four. Why? Because that book is irritating.

The answer: "Four. The brothers all have the same sister."

THE FUCK? I believe a nice XKCD comic is necessary here.


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2 comments:

  1. LoganJanuary 18, 2010 at 12:26 PM

    I feel dumb. I've spent about 10 minutes trying to come up with another word that ends in 'gry'. Couldn't think of one to save my life...

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  2. Artemis.January 18, 2010 at 12:59 PM

    It'll be okay :) Hat Man has avenged your wasted time, hehe.

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