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- From: guckes@math.fu-berlin.de (Sven Guckes)
- Subject: Re: Mattel says "Math is tough."
- Message-ID: <RXU70XJ@math.fu-berlin.de>
- Originator: guckes@medusa
- Sender: news@math.fu-berlin.de (Math Department)
- Organization: Free University of Berlin, Germany
- References: <1992Oct7.005439.193@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> <1992Oct8.001301.14403@raven.alaska.edu>
- Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 02:49:55 GMT
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- fsmgs@camelot.acf-lab.alaska.edu (Michael Schmahl [Black-Robe Mage]) writes:
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- >As a person who once was seven years old, I would like to say that I never
- >found multiplication hard, except for seven times six and seven times eight.
- >I could multiply and do long division since I was five.
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- The four random talks of the "Schmal" barbie:
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- "Math is easy! Multiplying is easy!"
- "Seven times six is fourty-two. Seven times eight is fifty-six."
- "I can multiply and do long division since I was five."
- "Michael is bright!"
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- Back to math, folks. ;)
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