My last column introduced the concepts underlying BCD (binary-coded-decimal) representations. In particular, we considered unsigned versus 10s-complement versions of BCD numbers. In this column we are ...

Use visual fraction models to add and subtract fractions with the same denominators. Use visual fraction models to add and subtract fractions with the same denominators. Notice patterns in the ...

Young children can crudely add and subtract numbers before they have learned the rules of arithmetic, a new study finds. Researchers presented five- and six-year-old children with problems such as, ...

Addition & subtraction with regrouping using different strategies to solve. In this lesson, students go over addition and subtraction with regrouping using different strategies to solve. Today we ...

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“Man, I didn’t do nothing,” students often said to me when I spoke with them about their behavior. “My point exactly,” I replied. “If you didn’t do nothing, you must have done something.” It was after ...

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Honey bees are capable of understanding complex arithmetic, according to a new study published Wednesday. Scientists discovered that bees can “learn to use blue and yellow as symbolic representations ...

Discover how to add more than 4-digits together. Subtracting more than 4-digit numbers Learn about the column method and use it to subtract numbers with 4 or more digits. Subtracting decimals Learn ...

Learn how to use first, then and now stories to understand addition. First, then, now (subtraction) Learn how to use first, then and now stories to understand subtraction problems.