Fractions, Decimals, and the Common Core

At grade 7, Common Core’s content standards call for the use of long division to find the decimal representation of a rational number. With an eye to reconciling this requirement with Common Core’s call for “a balanced combination of procedure and understanding,” a more transparent form of long divi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kurt Kreith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Columbia University Libraries 2014-05-01
Series:Journal of Mathematics Education at Teachers College
Online Access:https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/jmetc/article/view/639