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Re:U.S. math scores drop on major international test by liontwist on Tuesday December 10, 2024 @09:16PM (#42384006)
40 years ago was 1984. They certainly did algebra.

In the really old days algebra was A LOT harder too. Look up an old book like Chrystal.

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Re:U.S. math scores drop on major international test by SoftTalker on Wednesday December 11, 2024 @12:48AM (#42385159)
Yeah I'm just saying that even at that time, algebra as a subject was high school or for the "advanced" 8th graders. Calling 4th/5th grade math topics "pre-algebra" would be a real stretch IMO.
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