A conversation:
"I hate real life maths."
"Why? Real life sounds interesting"
"But it is not real life. We had to design a theme park."
"That sounds real."
"Maybe if it was that. But who looks for angles after designing a park?"
"I am not sure what you mean. Angles are important to designers."
"But do designers do a whole design and then just circle two right angles and two acute angles? I mean what is the point?"
"I guess that doesn't sound too real."
"Right."
She has a point.
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Now that I think of it, what *do* you use acute angles for? Do any better examples even exist? Hmm...
Real life maths is much more fun in the kitchen.
1 egg, plus 1 cup flour plus 1/2 c water plus 1/4 t salt = 12 pancakes.
2 x (1 egg, plus 1 cup flour plus 1/2 c water plus 1/4 t salt) = LOTS of pancakes
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