To: sere
From one math nerd to another: thanks! My mother the math teacher will surely love this one. Incidentally, ever use the "bridge" method to do the 11-19 times tables?
3 posted on
08/31/2004 4:53:03 AM PDT by
georgiadevildog
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To: georgiadevildog
Ooo, I've not heard of that one. Do tell!
5 posted on
08/31/2004 4:58:36 AM PDT by
Eepsy
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To: georgiadevildog
In Texas we have a school competition called Number Sense. 80 problems, from arithmetic to calculus, 10 minutes to solve, no calculators or scratch paper.
I did fairly well for a kid who never had a class above HS geometry. The tricks I learned to compute simple math made me seem like a genius to others.
Kids who were good at it could solve all 80 problems with no mistakes in about 9 minutes.
10 posted on
08/31/2004 5:22:32 AM PDT by
texas booster
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