Mathematics for Elementary Teachers with Activities (5th Edition)
Mathematics for Elementary Teachers with Activities (5th Edition)
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780134392790
Author: Beckmann, Sybilla
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1.3, Problem 3P

Explain how to show which of 1.1 and 0.999 is greater in the following three ways:

  1. Describe and make (approximate) drawings showing how to represent 1.1 and 0.999 as lengths by using strips of paper that are 1 unit long, 0.1 unit long, 0.01 unit long, and 0.001 unit long as in Class Activity 1E. Use these representations to show which of 1.1 and 0.999 is greater.
  2. Use a carefully drawn number line to show which of 1.1 and 0.999 is greater. You may wish to “zoom in” on portions of the number line.
  3. Make math drawings showing how to represent 1.1 and 0.999 with bundled objects in a way that fits with the structure of the base-ten system. Use these representations to show which of 1.1 and 0.999 is greater.

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Mathematics for Elementary Teachers with Activities (5th Edition)

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