Tuesday, March 24, 2009

A French Third or New Math

A few minutes ago I noticed that Neil purchased two boxes of candy at the grocery store. As I was inspecting the boxes I noticed something a little peculiar, which is that a third of a box is apparently 5 grams less when the division is done in French. Until now I didn't know that division was impacted by language. I guess one learns new things every day.

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2 comments:

  1. KathyWed Mar 25, 07:12:00 PM ADT

    Maybe that is way you had trouble with maths in French!

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  2. CameronWed Mar 25, 07:13:00 PM ADT

    Maybe, but you might have thought that I would have done better if this is the standard to which I was to be held.

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