Using Ancient Egyptian Fractions to Review Fraction Concepts

At Wayne State University in Detroit Michigan, teachers have used the context of Egyptian fractions in mathematics intervention programs that they have conducted for inner-city middle school students. The classroom activities described require students to simplify fractions, express two fractions us...

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Published in:Mathematics teaching in the middle school 2004-12, Vol.10 (5), p.226-229
Main Author: EDWARDS, THOMAS G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algebra
Fractions
Mathematics education
Middle school students
Middle schools
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Summary:At Wayne State University in Detroit Michigan, teachers have used the context of Egyptian fractions in mathematics intervention programs that they have conducted for inner-city middle school students. The classroom activities described require students to simplify fractions, express two fractions using a common denominator and add, subtract and multiple fractions.
ISSN:1072-0839
2328-5486