From: Marielouise (for Teacher2Teacher Service)
Date: Nov 17, 1998 at 17:05:05
Subject: Re: Adding with decimals

Hi, Mel,

There isn't much fun in teaching decimals to 9th-10th graders.  They have
seen much of it before but rarely has it really worked well.  Money is an
area in which they are interested.

Today I purchased gasoline where I used a credit card and pumped it myself.
I received a printout which had the price given as a decimal as well as the
number of gallons (to three decimal places.  Knowing the odometer reading
since my last fill up I was able to determine my miles per gallon.

Any place that charges sales tax provides an opportunity to work on decimals
as well.

Hang in there.

Marielouise, for the Teacher2Teacher service

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