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artlu
@artlu
American math education has changed, 2-digit by 2-digit multiplication. 66 x 22 step 1: write 66 x 2 as 122 with a little 1 over the middle 2 step 2: write 66 x 20 as 1,220 with a little 1 over the first 2 step 3: write final answer as 1,452 by adding up the columns
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notdevin
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I learned right to left starting with 1s and then progressing. Less steps slightly worse mental math, never needed anything different 66 x 22 132 +1320 1452
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artlu
@artlu
same here. are your kids being taught the same in school nowadays?
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