Read the excerpt from The Number Devil."And besides . . . I hate everything that has to do with numbers."“And why is that, may I ask?"“You sound as though you never went to school. Or maybe you are a teacher yourself?"'If 2 pretzel makers can make 444 pretzels in 6 hours, how long does it take 5 pretzel makers to make 88 pretzels?'""How dumb can you get!" said Robert. "A colossal waste of time if you ask me. So get going! Scram! Shoo!"