Hey Duke: Could you pass 8th grade math?

Samson · 03-02-2005, 06:43 PM

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/depart...id=95&GT1=6305

darkangelism · 03-02-2005, 07:16 PM

i got 10/10, but im not duke, so it wasnt addressed to me

Merika · 03-02-2005, 10:16 PM

Thank God I can fake an orgasm(as per Samson's signature)....cause I sure couldn't fake my math skills!
More beer....less education. Everyone has to make choices. :wink:

Duke · 03-02-2005, 11:31 PM

I'll have to try it when I get home. I got as far as number 4 or 5 with find the value of the angle but was missing the top number (70 degrees). I hit refresh and the damn page dropped all of my previous answers.

Samson · 03-03-2005, 08:05 AM

IMLMAO, DUKE, you've invented the electronic version of "the dog ate my homework!

Duke · 03-03-2005, 10:08 PM

lol, it's true though. :oops:

darkangelism · 03-04-2005, 02:39 AM

so have you tried again?

Duke · 03-04-2005, 04:02 AM

Now I'm afraid to :oops:

Samson · 03-04-2005, 08:11 AM

Now, Now, now, Duke......I'm sure somewhere along the line more than a few earnest teachers must have tried to teach you enough math to pass an 8th grade test??

However, your reluctance (and most other's) is understandable, and illustrates the point: You can educate people all you want about anything (including ill health affects of smoking), but it doesn't mean they've learned anything.

darkangelism · 03-04-2005, 08:48 AM

You can do it duke, you will do fine.

Samson · 03-05-2005, 12:19 PM

Duke's playing hooky.

:wink:

Duke · 03-05-2005, 03:18 PM

I'm gonna take it now and see what I get, drumroll please.

Duke · 03-05-2005, 03:43 PM

Damn, I got 7 out of 10 but that's better than I thought I'd do.

alkali · 03-06-2005, 01:49 AM

I did 8 of 10 and on checking found I didn't fully comprehend the question. I initally failed a professional exam for exactly the same reason. That was an expensive lesson that didn't sink in.

Duke · 03-08-2005, 03:58 AM

I have the same problem, I tend to misread some of those problems as well. As it turs out I did catch myself on two of them or my end result may have ended up being much worse.