Post by StarSwirl05 on Jan 31, 2009 16:46:04 GMT -5
Lost N’ Found on the Ground
At school…
“Today’s lesson deals with division,” said Hackney. When you divide two numbers, you place the two numbers either one above the other like a fraction or like this, where the smaller number, called the divisor is on the outside and the bigger number is on the inside of this odd shape called a bracket.
“Mrs. Hackney, can you turn on the air conditioning?” asked Bon-Bon. The room is starting to get a little hot.
“Unfortunately, our air conditioning isn’t working right now, due to the intense heat but I can open the windows,” said Hackney.
“Okay,” said Bon-Bon, slightly depressed. Mrs. Hackney opens the windows.
“Well, I agree, it is quite warm in here,” said Hackney. Now, back to our lesson. To solve a division problem with the bracket, you take the divisor and divide it into the number inside the bracket. Let’s say you have 100 divided by 10. You would take the 10 and see if it can go into 100 a certain amount of times and in this case, it can a total of ten times, so the answer is 10, which you write above the bracket above the zeros since 10 does not go into 1. Of course, the fewer numbers in the divisor, the longer the problem because that one number must be divided into each of the numbers in the bracket. For example, if you had 333 divided by 3. The 3 can go into each 3 inside the divisor, leaving a remainder of 1 each time. The result is 111. Outside…
“Whew, this weather certainly is hot,” said Tidwell. I probably should do my job as slowly as possible to avoid overdoing it. I’ll go sit in the shade for now. He collapses. Patch looks out the window.
“Patch, please turn around,” said Hackney.
“Yes, Mrs. Hackney,” said Patch.
“While I write up a few problems, I want you all to take out a sheet of paper and try them,” said Hackney. I’ll go over them shortly. Everyone starts the problems. Patch again looks out the window.
“What’s wrong, Patch?” whispered Bon-Bon.
“Something doesn’t seem right with Mr. Tidwell,” whispered Patch.
“What?” whispered Melody.
“I’m not sure, Melody,” whispered Patch.
“He’s probably resting, it is a very warm day and he doesn’t always have things to do,” whispered Bright Eyes.
“I hope you’re right,” whispered Patch. Everyone continues working when Patch stops again and raises her hoof.
“Yes, Patch?” asked Hackney.
“I think something’s wrong with Mr. Tidwell,” said Patch. Mrs. Hackney looks out the window and is amazed.
“Oh my, I think you’re right, Patch,” said Hackney. Everyone stop what you’re doing and come outside! Everyone races outside.
“Mr. Tidwell, Mr. Tidwell, are you okay?” asked Bright Eyes, partially shaking him. Tidwell doesn’t move.
“I fear he may be suffering from heat stroke, a fatal condition in which the body’s temperature rises due to not being able to remove the heat,” said Hackney. We must take him for medical attention now! They rush to the hospital. At the hospital…
“Well, you were lucky you got him here when you did or things might not have turned out the way they did,” said Dan.
“How is he?” asked Sweetheart.
“Well, he’s currently in stable condition,” said Dan.
“What’s that mean?” asked Patch.
“It means that he will likely survive,” said Dan.
“That’s really truly great news!” said Sweetheart. Mr. Tidwell awakens.
“What…..where am I?” asked Tidwell.
“You’re in the hospital, the ponies have saved your life,” said Dan.
“Well, I’m very grateful for you all,” said Tidwell. I owe you all my sincerest gratitude.
“The only thanks you can give us is that you survived,” said Melody.
“That’s good enough for me, Melody,” said Tidwell.
“We’re glad to hear that, Mr. Tidwell,” said Hackney.
“These kids saved my life, I don’t know what I would’ve done without them,” thought Tidwell.
Enjoy!
At school…
“Today’s lesson deals with division,” said Hackney. When you divide two numbers, you place the two numbers either one above the other like a fraction or like this, where the smaller number, called the divisor is on the outside and the bigger number is on the inside of this odd shape called a bracket.
“Mrs. Hackney, can you turn on the air conditioning?” asked Bon-Bon. The room is starting to get a little hot.
“Unfortunately, our air conditioning isn’t working right now, due to the intense heat but I can open the windows,” said Hackney.
“Okay,” said Bon-Bon, slightly depressed. Mrs. Hackney opens the windows.
“Well, I agree, it is quite warm in here,” said Hackney. Now, back to our lesson. To solve a division problem with the bracket, you take the divisor and divide it into the number inside the bracket. Let’s say you have 100 divided by 10. You would take the 10 and see if it can go into 100 a certain amount of times and in this case, it can a total of ten times, so the answer is 10, which you write above the bracket above the zeros since 10 does not go into 1. Of course, the fewer numbers in the divisor, the longer the problem because that one number must be divided into each of the numbers in the bracket. For example, if you had 333 divided by 3. The 3 can go into each 3 inside the divisor, leaving a remainder of 1 each time. The result is 111. Outside…
“Whew, this weather certainly is hot,” said Tidwell. I probably should do my job as slowly as possible to avoid overdoing it. I’ll go sit in the shade for now. He collapses. Patch looks out the window.
“Patch, please turn around,” said Hackney.
“Yes, Mrs. Hackney,” said Patch.
“While I write up a few problems, I want you all to take out a sheet of paper and try them,” said Hackney. I’ll go over them shortly. Everyone starts the problems. Patch again looks out the window.
“What’s wrong, Patch?” whispered Bon-Bon.
“Something doesn’t seem right with Mr. Tidwell,” whispered Patch.
“What?” whispered Melody.
“I’m not sure, Melody,” whispered Patch.
“He’s probably resting, it is a very warm day and he doesn’t always have things to do,” whispered Bright Eyes.
“I hope you’re right,” whispered Patch. Everyone continues working when Patch stops again and raises her hoof.
“Yes, Patch?” asked Hackney.
“I think something’s wrong with Mr. Tidwell,” said Patch. Mrs. Hackney looks out the window and is amazed.
“Oh my, I think you’re right, Patch,” said Hackney. Everyone stop what you’re doing and come outside! Everyone races outside.
“Mr. Tidwell, Mr. Tidwell, are you okay?” asked Bright Eyes, partially shaking him. Tidwell doesn’t move.
“I fear he may be suffering from heat stroke, a fatal condition in which the body’s temperature rises due to not being able to remove the heat,” said Hackney. We must take him for medical attention now! They rush to the hospital. At the hospital…
“Well, you were lucky you got him here when you did or things might not have turned out the way they did,” said Dan.
“How is he?” asked Sweetheart.
“Well, he’s currently in stable condition,” said Dan.
“What’s that mean?” asked Patch.
“It means that he will likely survive,” said Dan.
“That’s really truly great news!” said Sweetheart. Mr. Tidwell awakens.
“What…..where am I?” asked Tidwell.
“You’re in the hospital, the ponies have saved your life,” said Dan.
“Well, I’m very grateful for you all,” said Tidwell. I owe you all my sincerest gratitude.
“The only thanks you can give us is that you survived,” said Melody.
“That’s good enough for me, Melody,” said Tidwell.
“We’re glad to hear that, Mr. Tidwell,” said Hackney.
“These kids saved my life, I don’t know what I would’ve done without them,” thought Tidwell.
Enjoy!
