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Originally Posted by WizardEQ
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Pretty basic algebra concepts taught to 7th graders here where I live. Calculus requires a bit more abstraction, don't you think? Related rate problems elude even the brightest 10-year old.
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The first part of your question, sure - 26^4 is the number of possible 4-letter names. And i'm sure the concept is taught - but a question that doesn't lead the student on how to answer such as "how many possible names" would stump most 7th graders and plenty of highschoolers - just because they have a rote knowledge of basic math concepts, but don't know how to pull them out and use them on the fly.
Working in higher education myself, I'm pretty confident of that. That kind of math isn't easy to simply pop out and apply to real-life circumstances when you haven't been challenged to do that before.
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Originally Posted by WizardEQ
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I typically agree with you, but I think what you mean is 4-letter names that make sense???
It's funny to think that most names are taken.
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Yeah, my post was a poor attempt at making a non-offensive joke about people who think all the good names are taken
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