On Monday night the girls were working on their homework that was due the next morning. Erika asked for help on the extra credit math problem. It was a word problem. In Spanish. Some translation issues arose.
"Cada dia en el cafeteria usan 150 libras de papas fritas. Si un pedido es 4 oncas, cuantos pedidos hacen en 7 dias."
I attempted the translation. In one day, the cafeteria uses 150 something french fries. If one something is 4 ounces, how many somethings are there in a week? After an earlier discussion with Sasha, I know the girls don't know what "pedido" means. However, from the context of this sentence, it must be a serving. Ok, we're making progress.
"'Pedido' means serving. Four ounces in a serving. Erika, doesn't 'libras' mean a pounds?"
"No Mom, it's libs."
"What?"
"You know, libs!"
"Erika, I think it's means a pound. 150 pounds of french fries in a day. 4 ounces in a serving."
"It's libs mom. Don't you know what that is?"Erika seemed exasperated, "Libs, mom, you know, libs : L...B...S"
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