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Some people believe that calculators have eliminated the need to learn the skills to perform mathematical operations by hand. State your position on this belief, and then support your position with real-life stories or examples

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I agree with the statement that calculators have eliminated the need to learn the skills to perform mathematical operations by hand. I can think of an example that occurred to me this morning. I was on my way to work ...

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