1960: A farmer sells a bag of potatoes for $8. The farmer’s costs are $6. What is the profit?

1970:  A farmer sells a bag of potatoes for $8. The farmer’s costs are three quarters of the money he gets. What profit does the farmer make?

1980: A farmer swaps a set of solana tuberosa (P) for a set of money (M). The total value of the set M is $8 and the value of each element in the set M is $1. The farmer’s costs are two elements less than M. Draw the element M and write down the solution to the following question: What is the profit?

1985: A farmer sells a bag of potatoes for $8. The farmer’s costs are $6 and the profit is 2. Underline the word ‘potatoes’ and discuss it with your classmates.

1990: Draw the picture of a potato and sing a song about it.

2000: A farmer sells a bag of potatoes from his/her farm for 8. His/her costs are $6. What profit does he/she make?

2005: A farmer/farmeress sells a bag/baggess of potatoes/potatae for eight dollars/dollaresses. A farmer/farmeress’s cost/costesses are six dollar/dollaresses. What is the profit/profitess? E-mail your answer as PDF document to your teacher/teacheress.

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