Interviewer:
I’m assuming there’s a backstory here.
Cartoonist:
Actually, this is providing the backstory for the most famous math joke of all time: Why is 6 afraid of 7? … Because 7 “8” 9.
Interviewer:
Haha. I see. But is this really “math”?
Cartoonist:
You’re right. We stooped a little low on this one, but I couldn’t resist paying tribute to the first number joke I ever heard. We’ll get back to some deeper math concepts next week.
Interviewer:
I guess it’s good to have some variety! Looking forward to next week’s Off the Number Line cartoon.
Matthew Peterson, Ph.D., is Co-founder and Chief Research & Development Officer at the MIND Research Institute. James Huang is Senior Visual Designer at MIND Research Institute.
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