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Post by packerconvert on Jan 2, 2013 17:32:56 GMT -5
4 + 2 = 6. According to liberals on the board the increase of 2 is not an increase, but rather 2 holds the value of 0, therefore, 4 + 2 = 4.
Which is True?
A. 308,800 million is twice the number of 215,973,193.
B. 413,946,386 is twice the number of 215,973,193.
If you chose B, you'd be wrong. The answer is "A" according to the rocket scientist on the board.
Yes, America, we suck in the math and the sciences and you don't need to look far to find out why.
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Post by TW on Jan 2, 2013 17:45:38 GMT -5
Figures lie, and liars figure. I don't put 100% faith in any number that's put up by any politician. And, you are right, they often make claims that something 50% higher is "double" because it "sounds better," and the majority of people understand the words more than they do 50% higher. That's because our nation has become math challenged.
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Post by packerconvert on Jan 2, 2013 17:50:11 GMT -5
Figures lie, and liars figure. I don't put 100% faith in any number that's put up by any politician. And, you are right, they often make claims that something 50% higher is "double" because it "sounds better," and the majority of people understand the words more than they do 50% higher. That's because our nation has become math challenged. Our nation is "challenged" period.
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Post by TW on Jan 2, 2013 17:51:12 GMT -5
I couldn't agree more. Being down around 24 or 25 in education is damned scary. There are countries that were considered 3rd world less than 30 years ago, who are ahead of us now.
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