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Re:Why Math Might Be the Secret to School Success by nashashmi on Tuesday December 09, 2014 @06:13PM (#8726502)
I would second this. I just thought my 5 year old cousin grids and locations on a grid simply because I wanted him to play battleship.

Next up: difference in distance between one battleship to another; difference in distance across two axis; difference in x and y being called slope.

Then the possibilities are endless.

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Re:Why Math Might Be the Secret to School Success by GotAnyMegadeth on Wednesday December 10, 2014 @09:29AM (#8729273)
I learned grids and coordinates at school (UK) when I was 5.
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