On Fri, 17 Sep 2010 10:57:30 -0700, spamtrap1888 wrote:

> On Sep 17, 9:16*am, blake murphy > wrote:
>> what is idiotic about teaching there other base numbers systems apart from
>> ten?
>>
>
> It's not math you can use unless you want to be a programmer.
>
or a mathematician
or a physicist
or a rocket scientist
.....
> I wish elementary math classes spent more time on practical
> applications and less time on pure manipulation. (Mom and Dad want to
> paint their bedroom. Given that their room is 10 feet by 15 feet by 8
> feet high, how many gallons of paint do they need to buy, given that
> one gallon of paint covers 500 square feet, and two coats will be
> needed to cover the existing color.)

Problem description incomplete. What are the dimensions of the door, does
it have any windows, and if yes, how large?

-j