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Dear Family,
Our class is starting a new mathematics unit about decimals called Between 0 and 1. In this unit, students investigate the meaning of decimals. They develop an understanding of the relationships between fractions and decimals, and they use knowledge of number relationships and a variety of representations and models to compare and order decimals and to add and subtract decimals.
Throughout the unit, students work toward these goals:
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Write, compare, and round decimals to thousandths. |
What is the order of these decimals from least to greatest? 0.7, 0.333, 0.45 To solve this problem, I thought about tenths. 0.7 is seven tenths. 0.333 is a little more than three tenths. 0.45 is between four tenths and five tenths. d |
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Add and subtract decimals. |
A jeweler has 3 small pieces of gold that weigh 2.2 grams, 1.06 grams, and 1.425 grams. How much gold does the jeweler have in all?
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