• TAG@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Taxes don’t require even High School level Math, much less something like trigonometry or high-level algebra.

    You overestimate the minimum level of math required to graduate high school (in the United States).

    When I went to school (about 20 years ago, at a suburban school in the North East), to graduate, you need to pass 6 semesters of math. You could achieve that by taking:

    • Algebra 1 (2 semesters): very basic algebra
    • Geometry (2 semesters): not sure if the remedial level covers proofs or it is just memorizing the names of shapes and how to calculate the area of them
    • 2 math electives: very basic classes like Problem Solving, a class that teaches students how to read word problems and apply basic math skills to solve them
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      1 year ago

      You overestimate the minimum level of math required to graduate high school (in the United States).

      Well…no, I don’t, because I graduated HS in the United States…

      You overestimate the level of math required to complete your taxes. Because there’s nothing more complicated than basic multiplication and division.

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        1 year ago

        I agree. A 1040 is just a long arithmetic word problem.

        I was disagreeing with you saying that high schools teach everyone trigonometry and advanced algebra.

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          I was disagreeing with you saying that high schools teach everyone trigonometry and advanced algebra.

          Well, I didn’t say that so…