Quote:
Originally Posted by philipMac
I have no memory at all for numbers, tables, formulae, etc but there is a logical way of getting to most of the answers fast.
|
Sometimes amswers just present themselves.
A couple of years ago I went into Tesco with vouchers, I wanted to put them towards a TV.
I had 6 at £36, and 6 at £6
Now to add them up it immediately presents itself in my minds eye as 180 plus 36 plus 36, then 180 plus 72, then 200 plus 52 - all that happens in a split second.
I guess thats a result of the continuous and tortuous arithmatic we were taught at school.
However, the till girl called a supervisor, who then went and fetched a calculator. I guess maths is just not taught the same anymore.