Thursday, July 18, 2019

a boatload of mail

alabama is famous  for its football but today we're going  to celebrate a lesser known  team sport mail  delivery. one town called  magnolia spring has a crazy  way bring  mail to people 's homes  by boat . The  mailman  rides down the rive with letters and packages for  the 108 houses  along the  river  edge. The town started this more  than 100 year ago because  back then  boating was  easier then driving  on the muddy  roads. The  mailman  does get some  some company  he's seen  plenty  of alligators and swimming deer  and  has even had fish jump right into  his boat. IT takes about 4 hours to drop off all the mail. but it must be a pretty  fun  job because this  guy has  been doing it for 13 years.  If you  a letter on monday  wednesday  and friday  How many  days did  you get letters. 3 day. If the mail  carrier has 4 fish flop  into his boat and then 1 flops back out into the river How many fish are still in  the boat 3 fish. if there are on fish then 5 jump into the boat then 2 jump back out then 6 new fish jump in then 1 jumps out now how many fish do you have 8 fish. If the mailman has 50 letters to deliver  but for 12 of them he accidentally gives the person a  slimy fish instead of  the letter How many letter does he deliver like he's supposed to  38 letters  If he gives a fish to even  3rd house starting with the 3rd How many of the 180 houses get a bonus mail fish  60 houses get a fish  If every boat mail carrier has worked exactly 13 year  How mail carriers have there  been since 1915 (we're in 2019 right now  8 mail carriers 2019 1915=104 and /13= 8 called  the book bedtime math




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