> To me it's 12x10 + 12. Your basic memorization allows you to extrapolate that given 12x12 = (12x10 + 12) + 12 = 144 then it follows that, using your method, 12 x 13 = 144 + 12 right?
so then 13 x 13 = (144 + 12) + 13 and so on. that's the benefit of rote memorization. creative solutions like 'round-robin distribution'--handing an apple to each kid in succession until you are out of apples and/or you have an even distribution--are valid answers for my kids' math program, but writing out 12 (apples) / 4 (kids) = 3 apples/kid is not a "valid" solution as it focuses on facts rather than 'number literacy'. ....sigh... So I don't rely on the school to give the children an adequate math base. That is up to me. -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carrie Fisher ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 Experience Flex 2 & MX7 integration & create powerful cross-platform RIAs http:http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:226854 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
