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To: Amberdawn
When I hear people almost brag about not being able to do algebra, I strongly suspect that they can't do long division or multiply without a calculator, add two columns of number that require “carrying”: add, subtract, multiply, and divide mixed fractions or fractions of any kind,;or convert fractions to decimals.
46 posted on 04/21/2012 5:38:39 PM PDT by wintertime (Reforming a government K-12 school is like reforming an abortion center.)
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To: wintertime

Without paper, I can’t, provided the numbers are large enough. It wasn’t expected of us to take Math in 11th or 12th grade in my high school. Outrageous, I know, although that was 25+ years ago.


48 posted on 04/21/2012 5:47:12 PM PDT by Amberdawn
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