alleryWhat do studies of many cultures say about basic counting and sorting methods?
AOnly literate ones have them
BThey spread from one place
CEvery culture has them
DSmall groups lack them
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Every culture has them
1. Studies show all cultures have basic counting, sorting and deciphering methods.
2. These arose independently in different places.
3. This can be used to argue such ideas are discovered, not created.
_Source: Wikipedia, Ethnomathematics, section The mathematics of different cultures_
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