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Re:A mathematician's way of converting miles to kilometers by ghaff on Saturday August 10, 2019 @07:07AM (#20661401)
I assume that 12 inches to a foot is the reason that, at least when I was growing up, we were taught multiplication tables up to 12x12 rather than 10x10.
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