If only they taught algebra this way in schools

Funny algebra problem.

Cow Economy

Today, when I was clearing e-mails from last year (yes, that is how backdated I am, with work, salsa and capoeira taking centrestage), I came across this e-mail article, which still gives me a good laugh.

TRADITIONAL CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You sell one and buy a bull.
Your herd multiplies and the economy grows.
You sell them and retire on the income.

AN AMERICAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You sell one and force the other to produce the milk
of four cows.
You are surprised when the cow drops dead.

A FRENCH CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You go on strike because you want three cows.

A JAPANESE CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of
an ordinary cow
and
produce twenty times the milk.
You then create clever cow cartoon images called
'Cowkimon' and
market
them World-Wide.

A GERMAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You re-engineer them so they live for 100 years, eat
once a month,
and
milk themsel ves.

A BRITISH CORPORATION
You have two cows.
Both are mad.

AN ITALIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows, but you don't know where they
are.
You break for lunch.

A SWISS CORPORATION
You have 5,000 cows and none of which belong to you.
You charge others for storing them.

A CHINESE CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You have 300 people milking them.
You claim full employment and high bovine
productivity.
You have the newsman who reported on the numbers
arrested.

AN INDIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You worship them.

A MALAYSIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You signed a 40-year contract to supply milk at
RM0.06 per litre.
Then midway through, you raised the price to RM0.60
or you cut the
supply.
When the buyer agrees to the new price, you change
your mind again
and
now want RM1.20.
The buyer decided you can keep the milk.
They go look for milk that comes fro m recycled cows
or the cow urine
instead. Your two cows retire together with the
Prime Minister.

A SINGAPOREAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
One cow-peh and one cow-bu