Conversation I overheard between my nine year old daughter and her dad this evening as he was helping her understand some mathematical principles:
Dad: “You’ve got 1 Freaky = 2 Deaky’s; and 1 Deaky = 3/4 Artsy’s; and 1 Artsy = 5 Fartsy’s. Convert 23 Freaky’s to ____ Fartsy’s”
Daughter: “Um…mom doesn’t do it that way…I don’t get it.”
Dad repeats earlier sentence.
Daughter: “So you want me to tell you how many Fartsy’s there are?”
Dad: “Yes. Figure out how many Fartsy’s you get when you convert 23 Freaky’s using the mathematical equation I have given you.”
Daughter: “Um…Okay…well…I guess there are going to be 46 Freaky’s, which would mean I have to multiply .75 Artsy’s…no…wait, I have to reduce here…okay, so I reduce down and then multiply by 5 Fartsy’s…would it be….let’s see (furiously scratching on paper with pencil)….12 Fartsy’s?”
I guess he speaks her language.