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MATE 3060 Final
MATE 3060 Exam Study Guide
Question | Answer |
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What are different types of tasks | Routine drill and practice, routine practice in context, more complex problems that involve multiple strategies or possible solutions, non-routine problems for which there are no obvious solution path. |
what is a fraction? | a numerical quantity that is not a whole number, a small or tiny part, amount, or proportion of something, a dissenting group within a larger one |
Ways to interpret remianers | remainder to be ignored, add a whole number, quotient expressed as a mixed number, remainder as a whole number |
Set Model | The whole is understood to be a set of objects and subsets of the whole make up fractional parts. For example, 3 objects are 1/4 of a set of 12 objects. The set of 12, in this example represents the whole or one. |
Area Model | Finding ways to break one or both of the numbers into smaller numbers. For 34 x 6, if 34 is broken into 30 and 4, both 30 and 4 must be multiplied by 6. |
Length Model | Lengths are compared instead of areas. Either lines are drawn and subdivided or physical materials are compared on the basis of length. |