Arithmetic

Arithmetic

firecracker862019-03-07T14:05:00.000Z
If I can make a gentle observation, I suspect your son is smart or advanced, in math at least? I +
was too. And I also used to argue with teachers about the way they taught, and assume I was smarter than them. It's your phrasing of "explain the
whitekitty2019-03-07T13:08:00.000Z
that's totally cool with me, but how has it evolved to break the arithmetic law?
whitekitty2019-03-07T12:42:00.000Z
I understand that but the arithmetic law is there for a reason. By saying ++
that 5x6 is preferred makes the 6x5 not equal answer and it is.
whitekitty2019-03-07T12:27:00.000Z
How do you explain to a math teacher the commutative law of arithmetic? ++
My kid had a test and it asked to write the addition problem as multiplication 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 and solve it. So he answered: 6x5 = 30. The teacher m