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### Why do some students struggle so much with fractions?

Because it is actually very complicated. I myself never really understood fractions till I learned of it's construction through natural numbers. The idea of fractions as a formal expression of ...

### What is the MOST efficient paper/mental multiplication algorithm for integers?

I would say that you need to understand that you are dealing with primary education. This means that, after that, you have secondary education and maybe after that you might have higher education. The ...
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### How do I teach the difference between Linear Equations and Equation of a Line

Etymology/Grammar "Line" is the root word, a noun whereas "linear" is a derived word, an adjective. So, apart from the grammar distinction, one could call "line" and &...
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### What is the MOST efficient paper/mental multiplication algorithm for integers?

Instead of a comment, I go try an answer, extending the good comments already there... If it comes to computers and runtime, I know the Karatsuba algorithm as an example of a very fast algorithm. If ...
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