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Re:Many elementary teachers don’t understand math, and it ma... by alfiedotwtf on Saturday November 30, 2019 @07:06AM (#21669623)
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Oh :) I just worked it out - I was taught to fold the subtraction and carry right in one step. I'm an idiot!

Re:Many elementary teachers don’t understand math, and it ma... by overlordalex on Saturday November 30, 2019 @07:57AM (#21669763)
From elsewhere in this thread I learned that this is actually called "short division"!

I can distinctly remember learning long division as a kid, and I wonder why this isn't immediately taught afterwards as the logical progression