4/6 jumped in, “Remember how you shook yourself
to become 5/5 in the movie?"
Well, if you shake yourself you can also become
8/8.
So 3 - 2 5/8 is the same problem as 24/8 - 21/8 which equals 3/8.”
“I got it,” said the mayor, "though I'm not sure I understand it. But that's for another time. For now it's time to play Darts next door at the Darts Arena.”
lines. Most of the fractions you
have met so far live on the 0 to 1 line. Including
you Mayor 3/5! If you recall you and your
line-mates are proper fractions.”
“Yes, I know them well. Our numerators are smaller than our denominators!” Mayor 3/5 stated proudly.
“That's right. Let's go inside and play, the challenge will be to pop balloons that some of the fractions will be showing at their location,” replied 4/6.
So 3 - 2 5/8 is the same problem as 24/8 - 21/8 which equals 3/8.”
“I got it,” said the mayor, "though I'm not sure I understand it. But that's for another time. For now it's time to play Darts next door at the Darts Arena.”
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we are at the Darts Arena. But before we play,
4/6 told Mayor 1 that we need to know
something about where fractions actually live.
“But don't we live in Fractionville?” asked Mayor 3/5. “Yes," said 4/6, “but more specifically we live on streets called number |
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“Yes, I know them well. Our numerators are smaller than our denominators!” Mayor 3/5 stated proudly.
“That's right. Let's go inside and play, the challenge will be to pop balloons that some of the fractions will be showing at their location,” replied 4/6.