You remember those word problems with all the conditions and you had to figure out the equation before you could solve for "x"? The ones like, if a train leaves Boston at 8AM traveling west at 30mph and another leaves Chicago at 9AM traveling east at 50mph how long will it take before they pass each other and in what city? Yeah.... *those* problems - grrrrr, they drove me crazy, from 6th grade on.
Now it seems some days my life has become one. Check this out:
- Christopher's bus arrives at 7:40AM and his school starts at 8:00.
- Charlotte's bus arrives anywhere between 8:15 and 8:25 and her school starts at 8:45.
- Connor's bus should arrive around 8:00, but he can't take the bus in the morning because it makes him carsick.
- Connor's school (in the same district) starts at 8:40.
- It takes 10-15 minutes to drive from our house to Connor's school.
- It takes 3 minutes to drive to Charlotte's school.
- Connor can't be dropped off before 8:25.
- Charlotte can't be dropped off before 8:30.
- It takes 20 minutes to get through the kiss & ride at Charlotte's school
- It takes 2 minutes to get through the kiss & ride at Connor's school
Is this giving anyone else a headache yet?
I gave up and cried "uncle" - after explaining the above to the folks at Connor's school, they have graciously allowed me a few extra minutes before counting him tardy. Thank goodness - this is one problem I don't think "x" can ever be solved for!
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