Word problems: the only place you can buy 26 watermelons and nobody questions your sanity.

Seriously, though, why do word problems have to be so wierd? If Bob baked 20 cakes, he probably owns a bakery, and shouldn't be eating 14 of them if he wants to make a profit.

The one thing that I like about word problems is that sometimes, if you're in french immersion like me, you'll learn a word or two.

Example: From a problem about wrapping cheese in plastic, I learned the word chevauchements. (It means the overlapping bits of something, in case you were wondering.)

But overall, word problems just make you take extra time figuring what the equation is before you can even solve it.

This is more of just casual complaints, but this is my book. I do what I want.