>My niece recently graduated from a prestigious university. Talked to
>her the other day, she was complaining that her new Honda was getting
>only 14 mpg. Turns out she was dividing the miles driven by the total
>gas tank capacity, not the actual amount of gas it took to fill the
>tank. Took several minutes of explanation before she realized her
>error. Apparently she was following the instructions of a friend from
>school. All that theoretical calculus sure came in handy. Where's
>the Gas Mileage 101 course when you need it...
Doesn't sound like a problem with her ability to do the actual
calculation. She knew to divide, and divided correctly. Rather, her
problem seems to be in reasoning.