My algebraic tutoring stories is limited to just the one, and it was quite long ago, embarassing, & had to be capped off with my earnest yet idotic statement of "we just got paid". youth. i want you back.
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Originally Posted by BadNick
I'm pretty damn good with algebra...now. Back when I was first learning it, it was a struggle. But then it must have fermented in my brain and suddenly I realized it was flowing like second nature...or first nature, if you prefer. I almost always help my two high school aged boys with their math homework. When I was much younger, I enjoyed tutoring cute girls who needed help with math.
I just looked at Jet's link above and found this word problem:
How many quarts of pure antifreeze should Mr. Alberts add to 10 quarts of a 20% antifreeze solution to make a 50% antifreeze solution?
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at least 10 more quarts..?
10 20 50 quarts ... my answer shall be 15 quarts. I probably used math to figure this out, but my deductive reasoning skills in life are likely more advanced than any mathematical ones I still have left.