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Forum Name: Early math
Topic ID: 10
Message ID: 4
#4, RE: Integers
Posted by Marvin Chang (Guest) on Aug-12-01 at 09:41 PM
In response to message #0
>As a parent of a kid
>who thinks you know nothing,
>please tell me the answer
>to this problem:
>
> 14-27=
> ?
>
>I say it's -13
>
>He says it's 13.
>
>Help!!!


Your right! The answer is -13. Give him 14 dollars and tell him that your gonna take 27 dolalrs away. In the end, he'll see that he actually owes you 13 bucks. (The 13 bucks you can't collect because he doesn't have)