The draft primary curriculum for maths, due to be introduced in schools next year, contains plans for pupils to memorise their times tables up to 12 by age nine, multiply and divide fractions by age 11, as well as learn topics such as geometry, long division and multiplication and decimals.

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Other bullet points for the 2014 Vanquish include an additional 55 horsepower (565 hp at 6, 750 rpm) and 37 pound-feet more torque (457 pound-feet at 5, 500 rpm) over the DBS. Aston's all-alloy 5.9-liter, mid-front-mounted V12 gets a sprucing up with variable timing on both intake and exhaust sides, as well as freer-breathing intake geometry.

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British pupils did reasonably well at more advanced topics such as geometry, but their performance on basic arithmetic was poor.

ECONOMIST: School curriculum

Astronomers say the revelation could make it possible to determine the geometry of the universe throughout its various epochs, as well as when and where massive stars formed in its very early stages.

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