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[โ€“] Maalus@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

If you don't see a difference between "do the tens, then do a simple subtraction with digits between 1 - 9" and dividing an arbitrary number by four, then there is no sense arguing. Also it would lead to bad results in your example - the average number of legs a sheep has isn't 4.

[โ€“] TwentySeven@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

For most herds of sheep, the average is four.