Interpreting Remainders
Students will interpret remainders in division problems based on the context of the problem, deciding whether to ignore, round up, or express as a fraction/decimal.
Key Questions
- Differentiate between situations where a remainder should be ignored versus rounded up.
- Justify expressing a remainder as a fraction or decimal in a given context.
- Critique a solution to a division problem that incorrectly interprets the remainder.
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