Last week, the director of the Literacy Council in my county asked me to tutor a single mom who wants to pass the GED. My first thought: How awesome is that. She wants to pass the GED. Good for her. Of course I want to help. The director then said, the woman needs help in math. My first thought: how hard can it be? I taught third grade math. Are you laughing? I would too...if it wasn't me. I researched the GED test (which I have never taken) to find out the highest level of math tested and rolled up my sleeves. Our family room library has LOTS of books. Some from my college years. I dragged out the math books and chose one for review. Last night, problem 16 threw me for a loop. My gift is tenacity. Incredible, nothing can distract me from whatever is plaguing my mind until it is solved tenacity. Problem 16 was the age old, two consecutive numbers problem. This particular question wanted even integers only and the product had to equal 288. All I needed was...
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