Fourteen into Twenty-Five
01:09 - 03:24
2m 15s

Billy claims that splitting 25% among 5 people will result in each person receiving 5%. Pa claims that Billy is cheating himself and that he should receive 14%. Billy tries to prove that he is correct but fails to convince Pa and Ma.

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  • Rhonda Shaw
    about 6 years ago
    My students are currently mult and dividing decimals and I used it to show how in mathematics: 1. It's easy to go astray 2. Every idea is not a good idea 3. Your process has to make sense
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