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We know that fractions are necessary in measurement so let us start there. Suppose you wanted to know the length of the line ABC and you were told that AB is 2¾ in long and BC is 1½ in long. The problem is how do you add 2¾ to 1½?
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© 1981 J. Newbury
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Newbury, J. (1981). Fractions. In: Basic Numeracy Skills and Practice. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-05558-6_2
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