Overheard:
Non-Parent Adult: If you want to get that, it will cost $25.
12-Year-Old: Are you serious? That’s two allowances plus a full report card of A’s!
I wish my life worked like that. “Hi, I’ll have a grande mocha and a classic coffee cake, please. Here’s my report card with one A and a C to cover the cost.”
With a little reverse algebra and some assumptions…
A = number of A’s on a full report card
P = per A value
W = allowance
Assuming A is 5, and assume solution is exactly $25.
If W = $10, A is $1
If W = $5, A is $3
So the answer is, No the father is not serious. If he wants to motivate his 12 year old, he’ll have to bump up the per A (“P”) value. The math does not lie.