A different Kind of Ferret Math While subbing in a 5th grade class yesterday, I was teaching a Math lesson about the associative property and multiplication. There were a few 'word problems' that the textbook included with the lesson. One of them read (& I'm paraphrasing): Jim has 3 ferrets. Their food costs $15 a twice a month. How much does he spend on their food every year? Unfortunately, I ran out of time and didn't get up to that problem. Eley //--------------------------------------------------- Eleanor Kohn email: [log in to unmask] Please use my new email address. [Posted in FML issue 2514]