Areas and Brownies.

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Title: Areas and Brownies.
Language: English
Authors: Fan, C. Kenneth
Source: Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School. Jan 1997 2(3):148-153.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 6
Publication Date: 1997
Document Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Journal Articles
Descriptors: Algebra, Area, Class Activities, Junior High Schools, Mathematics Instruction, Measurement, Middle Schools, Problem Solving, Secondary Education
ISSN: 1072-0839
Abstract: Presents an activity that connects area with cutting brownies which are in different shapes for different numbers, uses algebraic equations, and fixes the exact dimensions of brownies. Concludes with four different solutions from six people for the class of 16 and a trapezoidal brownie. (ASK)
Entry Date: 1997
Accession Number: EJ540022
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Presents an activity that connects area with cutting brownies which are in different shapes for different numbers, uses algebraic equations, and fixes the exact dimensions of brownies. Concludes with four different solutions from six people for the class of 16 and a trapezoidal brownie. (ASK)
ISSN:1072-0839