In a message dated 10/11/2005 4:33:17 PM Mountain Daylight Time, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

> >> >>>Teaching Math In 2005
> >> >>>Un hachero vende una carretada de madera para $100. El costo de la
> >> >>>produccisn es $80. Cuantes tortillas se puede comprar?
> >> >>
> >> >>WHAT about tortillas???
> >>
> >> How many tortillas can be bought?  --- but the Spanish syntax is 
> incorrect.
> >> --
> >>
> >
> >Okay, then -- a gold star to anyone who can give us the *correct* syntax,
> >please!
> 
> Cuantas tortillas puede comprar?
> 
> Those tortillas are feminine, and you don't need the reflexive verb 
> if you have a good old-fashioned Hachero as the subject.
> 
> No se puede comprar tortillas = It's not possible to buy tortillas. 
> No particular subject...
> 
> -- 
> 

Martha gets the Gold Star! Muchas Gracias! (or should that be "muchos"? :<) 
What about "produccisn" -- that doesn't look right either -- is it?

Thanks!!

Ricki
Utah 

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