TEACHER GETS A LESSON -

Conversation over the School of the Air radio between a teacher and a student:

Teacher: ‘A drover was droving 14 cattle down the Canning Stock Route for one week. During that time 6 calves were born. How many cattle were there at the end?’

Student: ‘Nineteen, miss’

Teacher: ‘No think again’

Student: ‘Nineteen, miss…’

Teacher: ‘No, 14 cows plus 6 calves make 20.’

Student: ‘Yes miss but when droving the allowance for the drover’s tucker is one cow a week and they had been on the track for a week miss…’

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