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Mwalimu: Sasa ni wakati wa somo la hesabu.

Maria: Mimi hulipenda hili somo sana.

Mwalimu: Leo tutasoma hesabu za asili mia, kuzidisha, kugawa na bei nafuu.

Maria: Mimi najua kuhusu bei nafuu kwa vile tukinunua vitu nyumbani mama yangu huangalia duka zilizo na bei nafuu.

Mwalimu: Je, unajua kuhusu kuzidisha?

Maria: Ndio najua ni kinyume cha kugawa.

Mwalimu: Ukigawa ishirini mara nne, jibu ni tano ambayo ni asilimia ishirini na tano.

Maria: Nimeelewa, na ukiunganisha nne mara tano, jibu ni ishirini.

----Formal English----

Teacher: Now it's time for a math lesson.

Maria: I like this subject very much.

Teacher: Today we will learn about calculations for percentages, multiplication, division and discounts.

Maria: I know about discounts because when we buy household goods my mom looks for shops offering discounts.

Teacher: Do you know about multiplication?

Maria: Yes, I know it's the opposite of division.

Teacher: When you divide twenty by four, the answer is five and the percentage is twenty five.

Maria: I understand, and when you multiply four by five, the answer is twenty.

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