When adding and subtracting decimals, a student consistently fails to convert a whole number to a mixed decimal as seen in the following example: 3.5 + 2 = 3.7. Describe the remediation procedures for correcting that error pattern

What will be an ideal response?


The teacher would teach the student to rewrite the whole numeral as a decimal numeral using Format 14.4: Converting Decimals into Equivalent Decimals. The structured worksheet from Format 14.5: Addition/Subtraction of Unlike Decimals can be presented to provide additional practice.

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