This had been going on for quite some time when the Baker found him figuring out the cost of twelve chocolate layer cakes.

He said, "Adding is fine, my boy, but it takes too long. Why don't you multiply?"

"Oh," said Red. "I can't do that. I don't know how."

"Nonsense, my Boy. It's as easy as icing a cake. All you do is ice all the places to the right of the decimal in the problem ...

bakery@mathnstuff.com © 12/5/98

http://www.mathnstuff.com/papers/bakery/bakeryl.htm