THE METHOD OF DIVIDING NUMBERS IN ENGLISH SCHOOL

On a piece of paper is written the number 15. It is encircled by a circle, and three legs are drawn to the Cup. That’s 3. And then in front of each leg consistently put a point until you count to 15. All that remains is to count the points in front of one leg. That’s the correct answer. At first, I thought the kid was doing stuff. I even asked what she made up. On that received the answer:

– Is the school explained how to divide numbers.

I was in shock. After a few seconds I asked:

– Can you divide 200 by 10?

– Ohh, this is a difficult task, – the eight-year-old daughter of my girlfriend answered me, – But I will try.

She wrote the number two hundred, circled, drew 10 feet, and started to put the dots and count.
– For God’s sake stop-I asked, – I can’t look at it.

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