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The author wishes to thank Mr. Michael On, Mr. Nimer Ismir, Mr. Chory Ellias, Miss B. Rose and Mrs. S. Sherf for their assistance in handling this research.
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Nesher, P. Three determinants of difficulty in verbal arithmetic problems. Educational Studies in Mathematics 7, 369–388 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00452220
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