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"Shmueli," said Mrs. Robinson the 3rd grade math teacher, "if coal is selling at $6 a ton and you pay your provider $24, how many tons will he bring you?"
"A little over three tons, Mrs. Robinson," said Shmueli.
"Why, Shmueli, that isn't right," said the teacher.
"No, Mrs. Robinson, I know it isn't," said Shmueli, "but they all do it."