Little Joy

It's Monday, school break is over, Obama has come and gone, and there is still snow on the ground. On a day like this we all need a little joy, like cutie-pie studs (or the fact that you don't have to take math class anymore):


"Give a short way of multiplying by 20, by 30, by 40, by 50."
Steel Magnolia, $24


"Change 6 cords 106 cu.ft. to cubic feet."
Sugar Frosted, $20


"A frieght car is 36ft. long, 8ft. 4 in. wide and 8ft. high. How many bushels of wheat will it hold, if full, there being 1 1/4 cu ft. in one bushel?"
Erica Weiner, $24


"An Italian came to Canada on June 20th, 1889, when he was 23 years old. How old was he on June 20th, 1909?"
Salvage, $35


"Multiply 35,976 by 399 and then by 400. What should be done to the second product to make it equal to the first?"
Steel Magnolia, $24


"If you have 780 inches of wire, into how many foot pieces can you cut it?"
Steel Magnolia, $24


"If for the use of money I pay each year 1/25 of the sum borrowed, what should I pay for the use of $225 for 3 1/2 years?"
Erica Weiner, $38