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Why do children have to learn their multiplication tables up to 12?
Why not 10, or 15, or 20?
12 seems such a strange number to stop with.
5 Answers
- DanielLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
I agree.
It's because people from the US are very backwards with respect to their units of measure.
They keep using ounces and inches and gallons, when the rest of the civilized world uses the METRIC SYSTEM which is "base 10" .
Source(s): Here you'll find them till 12: http://neoparaiso.com/logo/tablas-de-multiplicar.h... - Anonymous1 decade ago
I think maybe because so they know to multiply up to there for now. It is a pretty high number for younger kids if fyou think about it
- ErikaLv 44 years ago
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