Beaver's Lesson's Tails

Note: Sorry, I forgot to take home your "tails" -- I'll get the rest that I have posted by tomorrow (Wednesday) morning.....
Andy

1. Taking three as the subject to reason about-
   A convenient number to state-
   We add three and then we add eight
   Times this by the sum of six hundred and three hundred, and as sure as fate
   We divide this answer by nine hundred
   Diminish this by eleven and the answer is to be
   Exactly and perfectly true.
   

2. Taking Three as the subject to reason about--
   a reasonable number in most any sense--
   we subtract three but add nine,
   from two hundred subtract one-eighty-six
   and multiply by the difference.
   
   The product we find, you should keep in mind,
   gets divided by the small number two.
   Subtract sixty from that and the answer is three,
   exactly and perfectly true.
   

3. taking three as the subject to reason about,
   
   a historic memory for hippies and thousands of others no doubt,
   we add thirty-three and thirty-three as more show and then multiply out,
   by nineteen ninety-nine, diminished by thirty years loud.
   grace slick sang as we proceed to divide and the phenomena grew
   by nineteen sixty nine when they all came through, then subtract sixty six
   and it's these days we remember called woodstock, the solution must be
   
   exactly and perfectly true
   

4. Taking three as the subject to reason about,
   A fiendishly tricky figure no doubt,
   Add a two and a nine and a five thereabout
   And then a four, just to even it out.
   
   Multiply that by a good twenty-two,
   But promptly reduce the whole by ten plus ten plus two,
   Then subtract the product of a ten and another two,
   Exactly and perfectly true.
   

5. Taking three as the subject to reason about-
   A wonderful number it's been-
   We multiply four by four and take four out;
   Then multiply this by the square of ten.
   
   This number is far too large, you can see,
   Divide by four hundred is what we should do
   So now we can see the answer is three
   Exactly and perfectly true
   

6. This student didn't gather that the three at the outset was part of the equation, so please start your calculations from 0:

   Taking three as the subject to reason about
   There's so many numbers to do
   2 squared the world couldn't live without
   Then square that and divide by 2
   
   This poses a problem so in rolls a 4
   Cut in half this is your cue
   Subtract 3 will leave you as before
   Exactly and perfectly true.
   

7. This student chose to begin with a 2, rather than a 3:

   Taking two as the statement to reason about
   A fantastic number you see
   We add ten, and eight, and then multiply out
   By one hundred lessened by three
   
   The result we procede to divide, as you see
   By one hundred and ninety-four
   Then subtract ten, and the answer must be
   Correct and you're ready for more.
   

8. Taking three as the subject to reason about
   A number that rarely lies
   We add thirty-two from fourty and twenty-six from eighty
   And divide the result by five
   
   The number remaining is hardly sustaining
   So we multiply the number by two
   Then subtract thirteen and the answer must be
   Exactly and perfectly true.
   
   

9. Taking three as the subject about -
   A convenient number to state -
   We add Three and Sixteen, and then multiply out
   By 500 diminished by Three.
   
   Then we proceed to divide, as you see
   By four hundred and ninety and seven:
   Then subtract nineteen and the answer must be
   Exactly and perfectly true.
   
   

10. As into our mathematical problem we dive,
    Begin by multiplying four and five.
    After this, more multiplication's what you do,
    Taking your new product times seven sixty plus two thirty two
    
    Your next outcome will finally be
    Divided by the year Apple released their first PC.
    From this result, you will take seven,
    Giving you 3, and putting you in number heaven!
    

11. Taking three as the subject to reason about -
    A reasonable number to rhyme
    We add Six, and Nine, and then multiply out
    By One Thousand diminished by Five
    
    The result we proceed to divide, as you see,
    By Three Thousand Five Hundred and Eighty and Two
    Then subtract Two, and the answer must be
    Exactly and perfectly true.
    

12. Taking three as the subject to reason about,
    the number that comes after two,
    We will times it by six just to try this thing out
    We take seventeen from it too
    
    After that, the next step is to add to it three
    And then take from that answer two
    Then increase that by one and the answer will be
    Exactly and perfectly true.
    

13. Taking three as the subject to reason about -
    A number that provides much fun
    Add 10, and twelve, then divide out
    The answer by four plus one.
    
    The result you now must multipy, you see,
    By Three, but there is still something left to do
    Subtract twelve, and then the answer must be
    Exactly and perfectly true.
    

14. Taking three as the subject to reason about,
    A most beautiful number to state,
    We add to it nothing, and then multiply out
    By a number two smaller than eight.
    
    The result we proceed to divide, as you see,
    By the same exact number we used:
    It's simple and sweet, but the answer will be
    Exactly and perfectly true.