MCrawford calls it like it is
by rrusczyk, Jun 17, 2006, 3:21 PM
The AoPS gang went to batting cages after USAMTS grading on Saturday. I bought 10 tokens, which are ![$\$[/dollar]$](//latex.artofproblemsolving.com/d/a/5/da584f63e95661ac4d799801745d89167c4e58ab.png)
1.50 each. The guy at the counter had to (very slowly) count out how much the total would be: `one-fifty, 3 dollars, four-fifty.' After trying twice, he got it right. When I relayed the story to Mathew, he noted, `Somewhere there's a math teacher that needs a whoopin'.
![$\$[/dollar]$](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/d/a/5/da584f63e95661ac4d799801745d89167c4e58ab.png)
1.50 each. The guy at the counter had to (very slowly) count out how much the total would be: `one-fifty, 3 dollars, four-fifty.' After trying twice, he got it right. When I relayed the story to Mathew, he noted, `Somewhere there's a math teacher that needs a whoopin'.
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