Difficult Math

Published February 27, 2022

FoxTrot comic strip by Bill Amend - "Difficult Math" published February 27, 2022 - Transcript: Mary Lou has a master's degree and earrs X dollars per month teaching high school math. If her monthly housing costs are 1/3 X, and her heat and utility bills are 1/8 X, and her food expenses are 1/7 X, and her car-related costs are 1/6 X... and her monthly health, clothing, furnishings, tax and student loan payments total 1/4 X... How long until Mary Lou quits to try her hand as a full-time TikTok dancer? Paige Fox: I'd say my teacher was trying to tell us something, but her name's not Mary Lou. Peter Fox: Hey! Mine assigned this problem also!