Thursday, November 13, 2008

little mathematician

Well, this afternoon I asked Nathanael what 2+2 was. His answer: 4. The conversation continued.
What is 3+3? 6.
What is 4+4? 8.
What is 5+5? 10.
What is 6+6? 12.
What is 7+ 7? 14.
What is 8+8? 16.
I'll spare you the rest, but in sum (yes, pun intended), I didn't quit until we got to 22+22=44. By then I figured that he had indeed figured out the mathematical pattern. I think Alan and I are in trouble.

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