[TowerTalk] TowerTalk Digest, Vol 31, Issue 70

[Blake Bowers]

No offense intended, but that sounds more
like a problem with the teaching methods....

> I run a bit of a survey at the beginning of the year.   Over the
> past 12 years, I have surveyed 874 high school  students
> in California.   Of these on 310 knew what 8 times 7  was!!
> When it comes to 1/3  +  1/3 = ??; the most common  answer
> is 2/9, next 2/6 not reduced, then 2/3; and last is 1/3.   The
> results are much better in other states.
>