Should Arabic numerals be taught in US schools?

20 comments

• loper

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  5 years ago

  haha
• yahtzee74

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  5 years ago

  They're actually Indian numbers. They're just called Arabic numbers because Europeans learned them from the Arabs.
• yahtzee74

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  5 years ago

  Actually, shouldn't we change their name to Universal numbers or Common numbers so no one is offended like BC, AD and GMT have been changed to BCE, CE and UTC?
• Icey

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  5 years ago

  Who is offended by calling them Arabic numerals?
• northwest101215

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  5 years ago

  Political trolling. Best to ignore.
• ATACdawg

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  5 years ago

  Aw, c'mon. Arabic numbers are for wimps!
  
  Real men type:
  
  XVMMDLXXVII
• ATACdawg

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  5 years ago

  Pasted too soon, lol
  
  Real men write:
  
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  XLIII * CDIX = XVMMDLXXVII
• ATACdawg

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  5 years ago

  Aaarrrrgh!
  
  ___
  XLIII * CDIX = XVMMDLXXVII
  
  No wonder we don't use this shit. ;-)
• JAprufrock

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  5 years ago

  Nothing controversial about this post at all. It's just incredibly idiotic. Dude, you got too much fucking time on your hands.
• ATACdawg

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  5 years ago

  One more attempt to line up the bar:
  
  ___
  XLIII * CDIX = XVMMDLXXVII
• ATACdawg

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  5 years ago

  I give up,!
• Rick714

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  5 years ago

  Never!
  
  1-2-3-4...Can I have a little more?
  5-6-7-8 ...Can I take you out to eat?
  A-B-C-D... can I take you out for tea?
  E-F-G-H... I love you !
• Papi_Chulo

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  5 years ago

  If the OP is supposed to be a joke I don't get it
• shadowcat

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  5 years ago

  I haven't even used algebra since I graduated high school.
• stanlee

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  5 years ago

  Troll x 12. GFO
• JamesSD

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  5 years ago

  Apparently over 50 percent of Americans in a recent poll felt Arabic Numerals shouldn't be taught in school.
• JamesSD

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  5 years ago

  People are dumb
• jackslash

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  5 years ago

  I think VEEP has this covered:
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=embMAtag…
• King_Gambrinus

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  5 years ago

  Freedom Numbers
• san_jose_guy

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  5 years ago

  Roman numerals don't have a zero. All mathematics is based on using Arabic numerals, they go at least back to the middle ages.
  
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_num…
  
  SJG