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Operate with rational numbers

Operate with rational numbers

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Intuition

Understand first, compress later.

Connect symbolic calculation to magnitude, estimation and a visual representation.

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You can operate with rational numbers when you can recognise the underlying objects, select valid rules and check each step for equivalence or logical implication.

Why does it work?

This skill sits on a prerequisite network. If a step is unstable, repair the missing prerequisite instead of merely doing more items of the same type.