.
.
M&M, a gentleman who lives very, very, very southeast, sent this one on
the subject of teaching mathematics.

1. Teaching Mathematics in 1970
A logger sells a truckload of timber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5
of the price. What is his profit?

2. Teaching Mathematics In 1980
A logger sells a truckload of timber for $100. His cost of production is 80%
of the price. What is his profit?

3. Teaching Mathematics In 1990
A logger sells a truckload of timber for $100. His cost of production is $80.
How much was his profit?

4. Teaching Mathematics In 2000
A logger sells a truckload of timber for $100. His cost of production is $80
and his profit is $20. Your assignment: Underline the number 20.

5. Teaching Mathematics In 2005
A logger cuts down a beautiful forest because he is selfish and inconsiderate
and cares nothing for the habitat of animals or the preservation of our woodlands.
Your assignment: Discuss how the birds and koalas might feel as the logger
cuts down their homes just for a measly profit of $20.

6. Teaching Mathematics In 2009
A logger is arrested for trying to cut down a tree in case it may be offensive
to Muslims or other religious groups not consulted in the felling license. He
is also fined a $100 as his Chainsaw is in breach of Health & Safety legislation
as it deemed too dangerous and could cut something. He has used the
chainsaw for over 20 years without incident however he does not have the
correct certificate of competence and is therefore considered to be a recidivist
and habitual criminal. His DNA is sampled and his details circulated throughout
all government agencies. He protests and is taken to court and fined another
$100 because he is such an easy target. When he is released he returns to
find some indigenous people have cut down half his wood to build a camp on
his land. He tries to throw them off but is arrested, prosecuted for harassing
an ethnic minority, imprisoned for 6 months and fined a further $100. While
he is in jail the indigenous people cut down the rest of his wood and sell it on
the black market for $100 cash. They also have a leaving BBQ of koala and
goanna, and depart leaving behind several tons of rubbish and asbestos
sheeting. The logger on release is warned that failure to clear the fly and
vermin ridden rubbish immediately at his own cost is an offense. He complains
and is arrested for environmental pollution, breach of the peace and invoiced
$12,000 plus GST for safe disposal costs by a regulated government contractor.
Your assignment: How many times is the logger going to have to be arrested
and fined before he realizes that he is never going to make $20 profit by hard
work; he should give up, sign on to the dole and live off the government for
the rest of his life?

7. Teaching Mathematics In 2010
A logger doesn’t sell a lorry load of timber because he can’t get a loan to
buy a new truck because his bank has spent all his and their money on a
derivative of securitized debt related to sub-prime mortgages in Iceland
and lost the lot with only some government money left to pay a few million
dollars in bonuses to their senior directors and the traders who made the
biggest losses. The logger struggles to pay the $1,200 licensing fee on
his old truck however, as it was built in the 1970s it no longer meets the
emissions regulations and he is forced to scrap it. Some Vietnamese
loggers buy the truck from the scrap merchant and put it back on the road.
They undercut everyone on price for haulage and send their cash back home,
while claiming unemployment for themselves and their relatives. If questioned
they speak no English and it is easier to deport them at the government's expense.
Following their holiday back home they return to Australia with different names
and fresh girls and start again. The logger protests, is accused of being a bigoted
racist and as his name is on the side of his old lorry he is forced to pay $1,500
registration fees as a gang master. The Government borrows more money to
pay more to the bankers as bonuses are not cheap. The parliamentarians feel
they are missing out and claim the difference on expenses and allowances. You
do the Math.

8. Teaching Maths in 2017
أ المسجل تبيع حموله شاحنة من الخشب من اجل 100 دولار. صاحب تكلفة الانت=D 8ج من ا! لثمن. ما هو الربح له؟
.

.
.