Do you really think something like long division is a priority when no one growing up today is ever going to lack immediate access to a device that, amongst other things, functions great as a calculator? Yes, because that sort of basic maths thing is what teaches (some) people reasonable approximations of right answers, so they don't use a calculator to subtract $.35 from $.85, see ".5," and argue with you insisting that a nickel is your correct change until you make them add it back up the other way in their heads.
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Yes, because that sort of basic maths thing is what teaches (some) people reasonable approximations of right answers, so they don't use a calculator to subtract $.35 from $.85, see ".5," and argue with you insisting that a nickel is your correct change until you make them add it back up the other way in their heads.
(Yes, real life experience.)