We recently had a fund raiser for the girls’ scouting group. Each year about this time, they sell pies. The pies are delicious and quite an easy sell, because around February all the people who bought pies last year begin asking when they’ll be able to get more. Of course, there’s an order form that comes with the pies. Hannah, being the wonderful Hannah that she is, got a file folder and stored the order form, moneys received, and her own lists that she made (outlining things like who ordered what and how they paid). “I love lists!” she’ll occasionally tell whoever is nearby.
At some point she decided to calculate which was a better deal, the regular-sized pies for $14 each or the 6-inch pies for $30 for 6. The price per square inch was about 2.5 cents different – the regular pies won out on pure monetary basis, but for those with only one or two people they’d normally serve pies, the mini pies are probably a better deal in the long run.
The order forms needed to be turned in on Tuesday, so Hannah spent some time during the day compiling and adding. And then figuring out trends: “Hey, Mom, nobody who ordered a marionberry pie ordered any other type of pie.” Or: “Hey, Mom, the peach cobbler is the only one anyone ordered. Nobody got the berry cobblers.” Or: “Hey, Mom, only ONE person ordered an apple pie.” Or: “Hey, Mom, raspberry rhubarb and cherry crunch are the most popular pies – much more than the others.”
And then, she made an algebra problem about the number of raspberry rhubarb pies ordered. And she tested it out on Michael.
Of course, this love of order does not extend to her actual physical belongings, but it is really fun to see it blossoming in other realms.
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