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Re:A “simple” 3rd grade problem by jayferd on Saturday May 04, 2013 @02:42PM (#5655859)
That's actually a great idea. If I were a math teacher, I would teach my class that IFQ is a reasonable answer to a question, and I'd throw in a few plainly ill-formed questions just to keep them on their toes. Actual thinking > correct answers.
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Re:A “simple” 3rd grade problem by Fargren on Saturday May 04, 2013 @03:36PM (#5656056)
I think for most questions that are not very straight forward, IFQ would be a valid answer with only very little argumentation. That's why formal languages are needed.
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