(01-16-2015, 05:13 PM)MadWater Wrote: As a 27-year-old aerospace engineering student, many of the Common Core math methods are exactly how I do mental arithmetic.
I meant more the whole physically drawing out the number line thing. But yes, even I do the "subtract multiples of 10/100/1x to get closer to the answer" thing in my head a lot.
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