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What Textbooks Don’t Tell You about Fractions. Kathleen Strange Jennifer North Morris. Where are Fractions?. Where are Fractions?. Where are Fractions?. Where are Fractions?. Where are Fractions?. Where are Fractions?. Where are Fractions?. Where are Fractions?. Where are Fractions?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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What Textbooks Don’t Tell You about Fractions
Kathleen StrangeJennifer North Morris
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(c) 2011 Kathleen Casey Strange
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Questions for “Where are Fractions?”
• What happens as the numerator stays the same and the denominator gets larger?
• Can you have ?
• Name a fraction between and .
• Where does live on the number line?
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Mark the thirds.
Mark the fourths.
Mark on the same number line.
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