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To: Oshkalaboomboom

” The 15 sums include multiplication, subtraction, percentages and division”

If the problems to be solved are to include multiplication, subtraction, percentages and division, won’t there be products, differences, fractions and quotients as well as “sums”?


4 posted on 11/21/2017 1:38:38 AM PST by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: equaviator

5. an arithmetical problem to be solved, or such a problem worked out and having the various steps shown.

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/sum?s=t

I had to look it up myself. This particular usage is probably used more in England than it is here.


10 posted on 11/21/2017 2:24:24 AM PST by jiggyboy (Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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