Good with Numbers
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Ben helps the patrons of his shop calculate the price of the clothes they want to purchase, including discounts. He performs all of the calculations in his head.

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  • Trudy D Reed
    about 4 years ago
    I used this to underscore the importance of math-fact fluency.
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