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Miss Priss,

This is what I'm looking for! Thanks soooo much for this information, and thank the rest of you for your answers as well. BirthaBlue4, I had to look at that equation twice myself! This stuff is getting more and more difficult.

I work at a community college, and I see the results of those that "hate math". The students that I deal with primarily can't function without a calculator, and wonder why they have to take prepatory classes because "I was in honors algebra"! But they can't do basic math. Then they put off their math, but come in wanting to graduate now, and is there any way around me taking this math class, etc., etc., etc! I want to prevent this from happening to my daughter - I want her to like math like her mom! Okay, maybe I'm asking too much, but I don't want her to be afraid of it.

Thanks again to all of you for your insight. I think I have the same fear of subjects like humanities and history that many people have about math. Of course now I wish I had paid more attention in my history classes. . .