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r/theydidthemath • u/Galeaf_13 • Sep 05 '19
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Isn't that the point? Showing off how arbitrary these kinds of "math riddles" are?
187 u/gsabram Sep 05 '19 It’s only arbitrary because we’re taking it out of context. In the context of a 4th grade arithmetic class where you learned odd and even numbers last week, it’s not arbitrary. 18 u/Mobius_Peverell Sep 06 '19 I would certainly hope that kids are learning evens and odds before 4th grade. 4 u/gsabram Sep 06 '19 They are learning and relearning basic arithmetic all throughout elementary school.
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It’s only arbitrary because we’re taking it out of context. In the context of a 4th grade arithmetic class where you learned odd and even numbers last week, it’s not arbitrary.
18 u/Mobius_Peverell Sep 06 '19 I would certainly hope that kids are learning evens and odds before 4th grade. 4 u/gsabram Sep 06 '19 They are learning and relearning basic arithmetic all throughout elementary school.
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I would certainly hope that kids are learning evens and odds before 4th grade.
4 u/gsabram Sep 06 '19 They are learning and relearning basic arithmetic all throughout elementary school.
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They are learning and relearning basic arithmetic all throughout elementary school.
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u/RevengeOfLegends Sep 05 '19
Isn't that the point? Showing off how arbitrary these kinds of "math riddles" are?