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I don’t think I’ve ever been that bored February 23, 2013

Posted by mareserinitatis in math, younger son.
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Me: “Was this something your teacher had you do?”

Younger son: “No, I was just bored with reading.”

I counted…they both appear to be correct.

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1. Schumi23 - February 23, 2013

Counting in sets of threes, that wouldn’t take too long :)
When I’m bored I generally double 2 repeatedly 2 4 8 16… 512 1024

mareserinitatis - February 24, 2013

Certainly it’s faster, but, in some cases, you’re approximation will only be order of magnitude.


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