When Am I Going to Use This?
A student asks when they'll ever use dividing by a fraction. The teacher's answer: right now, in this disorienting and unsatisfying conversation.
Transcript
[Board: a ÷ b/c = ac/b] Student: "When am I going to use this?" Teacher: "Right now! For this disorienting and unsatisfying conversation!"
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2024-09-03-when-am-i-going-to-use-this/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)