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To: Steve_Seattle

The good news for me is it don’t matter how they try and teach my grandson math. I couldn’t help teach him math past addition and subtraction. I fail when it gets to the level of fractions.

Your grandmother is good at math, ask her.

In fact, I think I’d just tell him to fail the class if he is having trouble with it and focus on a subject he likes.


38 posted on 03/22/2014 12:44:29 AM PDT by gunsequalfreedom (Conservative is not a label of convenience. It is a guide to your actions.)
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To: gunsequalfreedom
fractions are easy if you are adding or subtracting just find the common denominator. A fail safe method is to multiply the bottom of the faction to get a denominator and then cross multiply from bottom to top.

Example 1/2 + 2/3

multiply bottom 2 x 3 = 6 so 6 is the denominator

now cross multiply bottom to top

2 x 2 = 4 so we have 4/6

3 x 1 = 3 so we have 3/6

now add 4 + 3 = 7

so our answer to 1/2 + 2/3 is 7/6

easy.

44 posted on 03/22/2014 12:59:10 AM PDT by jpsb (Believe nothing until it has been officially denied)
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To: gunsequalfreedom

Basic math is easy to teach, its all about how you approach it


52 posted on 03/22/2014 1:41:35 AM PDT by Java4Jay (The evils of government are directly proportional to the tolerance of the people.)
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