Over the past year, since I took over the common-core math beat, I’ve been thinking a lot about fractions. As I wrote in November, the Common Core State Standards for mathematics emphasize fractions ...

Using a number line to show fractions can be a very helpful way to represent how a whole is divided equally into parts. Remember, the denominator shows us how many parts there are in total and the ...

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