Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Math Problem 14 x 5

Somebody I know told me he did the calculation in his head like that

(14/2) x (5x2)
=7 x 10
=70

I thought that was brilliant.  Mechanically I can do it in my head (yes, I actually can).  Or at most I would think OKAY, 14 x 5 = 10 x 5 + 4 x 5 = 70.  But I would never have thought about the first method.

4 comments:

  1. cr

    I hope it doesn't make you feel lesser of yourself. You know everybody is different and special in her own way .... That's what I have been telling myself since I started failing all public exams and all kinds of expectations from others.

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  2. the damage is done ages ago. XDD
    i've already given up on myself.

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  3. I got the impression that you did some Econometrics at school. So your math can't be too bad.

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