Consider Eva’s work and verbal explanation of the standard a…
Consider Eva’s work and verbal explanation of the standard algorithm for computing 389 + 475. a) What does each “carried 1” in Eva’s work represent? b) Eva’s teacher said “I agree with you that we start with 9 + 5. But are we adding 1 + 8 + 7 ones? What do you think Eva’s teacher is trying to help Eva understand? c) Educators suggest using the language of “carried” in addition computations may confuse students. Why? What term should be used that is more descriptive of the mathematical ideas? d) Add 159 + 76 using the US standard algorithm like Eva did, and write an accompanying explanation of the steps that avoids the term “carried” and more clearly addresses what is being added each time.
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