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minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·10 months ago you know you will run 9 laps You only know that after using your calculator.
minus-squarepimento64@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·10 months agoNo, you just do it in your head, provided you can do your arithmetic as well as a child can.
minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·10 months agoFirst you need to know there are 1760 yards in a mile which isn’t common. Next you need to divide 1760 by 200. If you ask a child, they aren’t going to know to round up to 1800 and say 9 as an estimate.
You only know that after using your calculator.
No, you just do it in your head, provided you can do your arithmetic as well as a child can.
First you need to know there are 1760 yards in a mile which isn’t common. Next you need to divide 1760 by 200. If you ask a child, they aren’t going to know to round up to 1800 and say 9 as an estimate.
Telling on yourself