Meaning of Fractions. In his capacity of assistant, the writer directed the investigation of the grade-placement of addition and subtraction of fractions.2 Upon further study and analysis the method ...
Many children never master fractions. When asked whether 12/13 + 7/8 was closest to 1, 2, 19, or 21, only 24% of a nationally representative sample of more than 20,000 US 8th graders answered ...