My math book is so politically correct. And I'm sure the makers are proud of themselves, proud that they aren't racist in their math-hood. Want to know why? Because they used such names as "Twylene" and "Ahmed" in their word problems. What kind of name is Twylene? Yes, I apologize if by freak coincidence Twylene is reading this. But c'mon, it sounds like a name that would be used this way; "Twy-lene! Git in this house and sweep the dirt floor!"

I'm sorry, but it doesn't come as a surprise to me that Twylene is having difficulty figuring out just how many apples and oranges she can buy with her three dollars and fify-three cents.