Math Enthusiast Mugs

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Can't Do the Math/Won't Do the Math.

'How will THIS ever apply to my real life?'

'It's a foolproof formula for writing grant applications.'

Teacher: 'As an adult you'll probably only use a quarter of what you're taught at school - which brings us to fractions.'

'If the total is wrong, is the whole thing wrong?'

Falling off the Math Cliff

'Depends on how many people in the yard.'

'I thought 60 was the new 40?'

"4x4? That's an easy one: truck."

'I got you 10 roses. I believe strong relationships are based on the metric system.'

"I know it may be wrong, but it's how I feel."

'The beauty of this is that it is only of theoretical importance, and there is no way it can be of any practical use whatsoever.'

'Do we need this even if we're not planning to go to college?'

'The numbers aren't working.'

Angling.

First addition, then subtraction, then multiplication, and now this! Where is it all going to end?"

'Rather than learning how to solve that, shouldn't I be learning how to operate software that can solve that?'

'Just shoot! You're thinking about it too much!!'

'It's a government funded study to find out how many wrongs make a right.'

"Well yes, Simson. I suppose another way of putting it is 'buy low, sell high.'"

As a matter of fact, it IS rocket science.

'All right, I got a pencil. Now, how do you figure the P/E ratio again?'

'Could I have some computer time to troubleshoot this problem?'

"This doesn't leave much room for creativity."

'How do you divide 17 potatoes between 4 people?'

'190 divided by two...'

'Everyone's using your theorem, Pythagoras. I told you you should have patented it.'

"You lie!!"

'Tell us, in layman's terms, what your breakthrough means.'

'This part was tenure.'

'Just a darn minute -- yesterday you said that X equals TWO!'

Mathematician determines that his partner doesn't exist.

Eventually they found someone to do the math, and because nothing added up, they went out of business.

'Just think of Maths as the App to help run the program called 'Balancing a Budget'.'