Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Get That Man a Math Lesson!

On the train, stopped for 15 minutes due to a broken door. They fix it, we go. Conductor says, "sorry for the delay, we are now 6 minutes behind schedule."

I don't get the math. Something tells me the Common Core approach was used in the calculation.
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2 comments:

  1. Your mistake is in thinking that 'schedule' is some kind of target or commitment whereas it's more of a guideline...think "Uncertainty Principle." :-)

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    1. You'd think that after all these years of commuting, I'd finally recognize that.

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