There is a commercial on a local radio station for Jo-Jo's drive-in restaurant, and although it sounds like just an ordinary commercial, they are actually providing a math lesson. The restaurant sells hamburgers containing 1/3 pound of meat. One of the famous chains sells the "quarter pounder", McDonalds, I think. So, in order to distinguish the size of Jo Jo's burger from the quarter pounder the ad for Jo Jo's burger provides the information that the smaller the bottom number in a fraction, the larger the burger. So, it's basically an elementary math lesson hidden within a burger commercial.
It's tempting to get sarcastic about this, but if our schools really aren't teaching this stuff, then maybe Jo Jo is onto something. It's a public service. Thanks, Jo Jo.
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