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See I think Maths is put on this pedestal by education authorities when it really shouldn't be... A basic qualification in arithmetic is essential; but the subject of Maths doesn't focus on that, it's focusing on theorems and equations, which are only necessary for certain careers and jobs. If they were two separate subjects, then I'd understand needing English and Arithmetic; but they're not and I think it's a shame on students - you can be fine with basic arithmetic but be clueless about mathematics and end up failing the course because of that.

Arithmetic I need on a daily basis at work:

Addition
Subtraction
Multiplication
Division
Calculating percentages

...and that's about it