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Math Homework Hotline reviews sums and differences of rational numbers
Summary
Hosts of Hillsborough County Public Schools' Math Homework Hotline demonstrated adding and subtracting with rational numbers, including absolute value, decimals, fractions and mixed numbers, and walked callers through multi-step word problems and a live challenge question.
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — Hosts on the Math Homework Hotline, a Hillsborough County Public Schools program broadcast on ABC Tampa Bay 28, centered an episode on sums and differences of rational numbers and worked live with callers on multi-step problems.
The program focused on the practical skills teachers expect in middle grades: adding and subtracting integers, fractions, mixed numbers and decimals; computing with absolute value; and converting between fraction and decimal forms. Canela, a host and instructor on the show, summarized the topic: "In case you're wondering at home what rational numbers are, is they are fractions and decimals that either terminate or repeat." The hosts then used a soccer-themed challenge and several classroom-style problems to illustrate procedures and common student errors.
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