alleryWhich phrase best defines ethnomathematics?
AMaths found in old books
BMaths of cultural groups
CMaths of ancient Greeks
DMaths done by machines
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Maths of cultural groups
1. One definition calls it the mathematics practised among identifiable cultural groups.
2. Such groups can be tribes, workers, children of an age band or professions.
3. The other options name unrelated settings.
_Source: Wikipedia, Ethnomathematics, Lead section_
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