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[FONT=open_sansregular]When[/FONT] CivicScience[FONT=open_sansregular], a Pittsburgh-based market research firm, polled more than 3,200 Americans on the issue of mathematics instruction last week, 56% of the respondents said Arabic numerals should not be taught in American schools; 29% said it should be part of the curriculum, while 16% offered no opinion.[/FONT]
How dumb can people be? NOTE: America has been using Arabic numerals since......... um, since before the founding of America. LOL.
Roman numerals, anyone? Poll suggests bias against Arabic numerals | TribLIVE.com