From an American website:

Arithmetic Tests Through the Decades

1960's
A logger cuts and sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of
production is four-fifths of that amount, and the taxes on the sale
are 7%. What is his net profit?"

1970's (new math)
A logger exchanges a set L of lumber for a set M of money. The
cardinality of M is 100. The set C of production costs contains 20
fewer items than does M. What is the cardinality of the set P of
profits?

1980's
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost is $80 so his
profit is $20. Circle the number 20.

1990's
A redneck logger massacres a beautiful stand of trees to make a profit
of $20. Write an essay explaining how you feel about this ruthless
capitalistic exploitation. Try to explain how the birds and the
squirrels feel.

Jack

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From an American website:

Arithmetic Tests Through the Decades

1960's
A logger cuts and sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of
production is four-fifths of that amount, and the taxes on the sale
are 7%. What is his net profit?"

1970's (new math)
A logger exchanges a set L of lumber for a set M of money. The
cardinality of M is 100. The set C of production costs contains 20
fewer items than does M. What is the cardinality of the set P of
profits?

1980's
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost is $80 so his
profit is $20. Circle the number 20.

1990's
A redneck logger massacres a beautiful stand of trees to make a profit
of $20. Write an essay explaining how you feel about this ruthless
capitalistic exploitation. Try to explain how the birds and the
squirrels feel.

Jack

2000's

A logger cuts down some trees worth 20$ for the timber, estimate the carbon
emitted by this act and how much he has to spend to offset it.

Will
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From an American website:

Arithmetic Tests Through the Decades

1960's
A logger cuts and sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of
production is four-fifths of that amount, and the taxes on the sale
are 7%. What is his net profit?"

1970's (new math)
A logger exchanges a set L of lumber for a set M of money. The
cardinality of M is 100. The set C of production costs contains 20
fewer items than does M. What is the cardinality of the set P of
profits?

1980's
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost is $80 so his
profit is $20. Circle the number 20.

1990's
A redneck logger massacres a beautiful stand of trees to make a profit
of $20. Write an essay explaining how you feel about this ruthless
capitalistic exploitation. Try to explain how the birds and the
squirrels feel.

Jack

2000's

A logger cuts down some trees worth 20$ for the timber, estimate the carbon
emitted by this act and how much he has to spend to offset it.

2010's

A logger stands in the wilderness and asks, "where have all the trees
gone?".
--
Tim
http://www.pitfieldbeershop.co.uk/

This is getting off topic but what the hell - it's Christmas. And in
any case, 25 December is Newton's birthday.

Said Sir Isaac: "I've got a great notion
That force is a changer of motion.
Let's put it this way:
F = Ma
The rest is just sweat and devotion."

And to keep on topic:

"A husband and his wife were sound asleep when suddenly the phone
rang. The husband picked up the phone and said:
"Hello? ........How the hell do I know? What do you think I am, a
weatherman?" He then slammed the phone down and settled into bed.

"Who was that?" asked his wife.

"I don't know. It was some guy who wanted to know if the coast was
clear."

Jack

In article
,
"Jack )" writes:
This is getting off topic but what the hell - it's Christmas. And in
any case, 25 December is Newton's birthday.

Said Sir Isaac: "I've got a great notion
That force is a changer of motion.
Let's put it this way:
F = Ma
The rest is just sweat and devotion."

He was obviously a confounded modernist. At my school, it was always
P = mf

Of course, that would rather bugger up the rhyme.
--
John Hall
"Honest criticism is hard to take,
particularly from a relative, a friend,
an acquaintance, or a stranger." Franklin P Jones

On Mon, 24 Dec 2007 10:30:31 -0800 (PST), Jack )
wrote:

1960's
A logger cuts and sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of
production is four-fifths of that amount, and the taxes on the sale
are 7%. What is his net profit?"

Yeah I understand that, can't be arsed to actually work it out though.

1970's (new math)
A logger exchanges a set L of lumber for a set M of money. The
cardinality of M is 100. The set C of production costs contains 20
fewer items than does M. What is the cardinality of the set P of
profits?

Pardon? I was actually at secondary school in the 70's and sets were
touched on but that was about it.

1980's
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost is $80 so his
profit is $20. Circle the number 20.

Hum, some of the kids primary stuff they bring home is rather too similar
to that for my likeing. Mind you they have touched on sets...

1990's
A redneck logger massacres a beautiful stand of trees to make a profit
of $20. Write an essay explaining how you feel about this ruthless
capitalistic exploitation. Try to explain how the birds and the
squirrels feel.

Swampy!

--
Cheers
Dave. pam is missing e-mail

Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Mon, 24 Dec 2007 10:30:31 -0800 (PST), Jack )
wrote:

1960's
A logger cuts and sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of
production is four-fifths of that amount, and the taxes on the sale
are 7%. What is his net profit?"

Yeah I understand that, can't be arsed to actually work it out though.


$
Sales: 100.00
Costs: 80.00
-----
Gross Profit: 20.00
Tax on GP : 7.00
-----
Net Profit : 13.00
=====

Accounts on Christmas Day, who said I was scrooge?

Joe Egginton
Wolverhampton
175m asl

"Joe Egginton" wrote in message
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Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Mon, 24 Dec 2007 10:30:31 -0800 (PST), Jack )
wrote:

1960's
A logger cuts and sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of
production is four-fifths of that amount, and the taxes on the sale
are 7%. What is his net profit?"

Yeah I understand that, can't be arsed to actually work it out though.


$
Sales: 100.00
Costs: 80.00
-----
Gross Profit: 20.00
Tax on GP : 7.00
-----
Net Profit : 13.00
=====

Accounts on Christmas Day, who said I was scrooge?

Joe Egginton
Wolverhampton
175m asl

Joe,

you either mean tax on GP: 1.40 or tax on gross sales: 7.00

I suspect you meant the latter, which is what I think the question is
asking.

Steve

Steve Thomas wrote:
"Joe Egginton" wrote in message
...
Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Mon, 24 Dec 2007 10:30:31 -0800 (PST), Jack )
wrote:

1960's
A logger cuts and sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of
production is four-fifths of that amount, and the taxes on the sale
are 7%. What is his net profit?"
Yeah I understand that, can't be arsed to actually work it out though.

$
Sales: 100.00
Costs: 80.00
-----
Gross Profit: 20.00
Tax on GP : 7.00
-----
Net Profit : 13.00
=====

Accounts on Christmas Day, who said I was scrooge?

Joe Egginton
Wolverhampton
175m asl

Joe,

you either mean tax on GP: 1.40 or tax on gross sales: 7.00

I suspect you meant the latter, which is what I think the question is
asking.

Steve


Oops ! I was thinking of the tax on GP at first then I plumped for the
gross sales.

--
Joe Egginton
Wolverhampton
175m asl