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“Suppose f is a quadratic function satisfying f(6)=0, f(-6)=0, and f(0)=10. Then f(4)= A. 5 B. 5.5 C. 5.555 D. 5.666 E. None of the above. “OK, come on up here to the board and do those computations ...

As New York City implements a school phone ban, a surprising trend has emerged: many students struggle to read analog clocks.

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In the 1990s, Romanian-Australian economist Stefan Mandel and his small team entered the lottery and won. Over and over and over again. The feat, of course, wasn't achieved through having a really ...