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To: a fool in paradise
I was born in '48, so I guess my times tables and gazinta's were around 57/8/9 .. Boston public school.

I was taught times tables only to the 9's ... the 10's and 11's were obvious and it wasn't until high school that I learned some other elementary schools taught the 12 table.

12 posted on 03/29/2010 1:50:46 PM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true)
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To: knarf

Well 10s kind of a gimme (add 0) and 11s kind of a gimme too (repeat the number with the exceptions of 10 and 11).

12 gives you a dozen, 12 hours, 60 minutes, and inches-feet unit of measure...

I think I just had to learn 0-10 in school but the others “get added to my quick recall” cache memory.

13 and up, not so much. But I can do 10 and 3...

It’s important to be right but speed will keep you from getting left behind.


14 posted on 03/29/2010 1:55:40 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (VP Biden on Obamacare's passage: "This is a big f-ing deal". grumpygresh: "Repeal the f-ing deal")
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To: knarf

See, back when WE went to school, there were only a few numbers, so it was a lot easier.


15 posted on 03/29/2010 1:56:22 PM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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