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<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>People
who talk out loud to think through their maths problems are able to solve them
faster and have more chance of getting the right answer, the research has
found. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt'>In
a finding that flies in the face of the old-fashioned theory of studying in
silence, classrooms should be full of the noise of students tackling their
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