I have all my cats fixed, so I don't have the problem of having to get 5
friends to help me lug 1512 felines around in sacks.

-----Original Message-----
From: Connie Sellitto [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 1:08 PM
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Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] OT: It's a math question, find the answer


Wirt writes, after Michael -

>
>Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] OT: It's a math question, find the answer
>
>Michael asks:
>
>>  what's the catch?
>
>The information about the kittens is irrelevant and doesn't figure into
>the calculation. The line above explicitly states that there are only 6
>cats in each bag.
>
>Wirt Atmar


Have to add my 2 cents - from the Cat Fanciers' Association viewpoint
- we often use the term 'cats' to refer to Adult felines only (over 8 months
of age), while recognizing that 'Kittens' are baby 'cats', of course.
Perhaps the problem could be clarified if it read 'Adult cats' in the bag,
with their 6 kittens. Again - the general public uses the term 'Cats and
Kittens' as though 'Kittens' were a separate entity from 'Cats'...

Whatever - an interesting exercise - one I'll pass along to my son and his
5th grade Math class...

Connie

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