Ep 109: Multiplying By One Tenth
Math is Figure-Out-Able!
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Multiplication With Decimal Numbers
We want to help students make a similar shift with decimal numbers. So when i see point four times 17, if i can sort of step outside the problem and think, using anticipatory thinking, kind of plan my attack, then i might recognize that i could do four times 17 and get that 68,. And then scale times one tenth is now that's six point eight. Now we actually deal with the bigger numbers first, and then the smaller numbers.
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