Please, please, please say -9.
You’re holding your breath in nervous anticipation. Algebra is not Eric’s forte, but he’s been making steady progress, and you’re hoping against hope that he’s finally figuring out how to multiply integers.
This was a fairly easy problem, one you think Eric probably hopefully has right. So you called on him to see.
But now he’s staring at you with those deer-in-a-headlight eyes. And it’s not looking good.
12? he murmurs.
Face palm.
Not only is Eric STILL havi