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Horrible viral math problems abound on the internet, and today we see one particularly dark, a simple fraction division problem that somehow racked up over 8 million views. Dark times. We'll discuss the problem, solutions, and the inability of some elementary math teachers to grapple meaningfully with the concepts of fractional division. #mathmemes #maths

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SOURCES
https://x.com/Mishi_2210/status/2033689921043804635?s=20
Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics by Liping Ma
A History of Mathematical Notations by Florian Cajori
en.wikisource.org/wiki/A_History_of_Mathematical_Notations/Volume_1/Babylonians
newsweek.com/mom-stumped-6th-graders-homework-asks-teacher-embarrassing-question-11218353
newsweek.com/dad-hard-first-grade-math-homework-not-alone-2056974
newsweek.com/dad-questioning-sanity-7-year-old-son-math-homework-2077121
aol.com/17-photos-show-school-early-141448945.html
reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/t7m363/grocery_store_i_went_to_sold_half_pies

MUSIC
Windy - Conker's Bad Fur Day
Castle - Super Mario World
A Boss Approaches - Super Mario 3D World
Accumula Town
Chow Record
Musee Champignon
scizzie - aquatic ambience
Town Hall Day - Animal Crossing City Folk
Cranky's Theme
Aquatic Ambience - Donkey Kong Country
Ending Theme - Super Mario World

0:00 Intro
2:42 Technicalities and Actuallies
5:38 Notation History
8:03 Teachers and Fraction Division
12:04 Representations
13:42 Conclusion