Boy: "I failed arithmetic."
Father: "Why?"
Boy: "When the teacher asked 'How much is 2 × 4..... I answered 'eight'"
Father: "But that's correct!"
Boy: "Then she said 'How much is 4 × 2...?'"
Father: "What's the f*cking difference?"
Boy: "That's exactly what I asked her too!"
When we multiply we say: 2 × 4 [two times four]. You'll notice that it's exactly like the French "deux fois quatre". In North America they say 4 × 3 [4 by 3]
Father: "Why?"
Boy: "When the teacher asked 'How much is 2 × 4..... I answered 'eight'"
Father: "But that's correct!"
Boy: "Then she said 'How much is 4 × 2...?'"
Father: "What's the f*cking difference?"
Boy: "That's exactly what I asked her too!"
When we multiply we say: 2 × 4 [two times four]. You'll notice that it's exactly like the French "deux fois quatre". In North America they say 4 × 3 [4 by 3]
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