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jrockway on June 15, 2009 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Underworked American Child

I think his point was to suggest a simpler question. Do you really think most "entry-level office workers" remember the product rule?

sketerpot on June 15, 2009 [–]

I believe the whole point of proposing a calculus question was that most entry-level office workers won't be able to answer it.

jrockway on June 15, 2009 | [–]

As I mention above, I bet they wouldn't be able to answer an even simpler question. Requiring application of product rule "raises the bar" a bit too high.

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