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  • Multiplication with Integers: a Meaning Making Approach

    Multiplication with Integers: a Meaning Making Approach

    I previously tackled the difference between the ” – ” symbol used to represent a negative and a subtraction problem. This post gets into multliplication through the context of buying a Wendy’s frosty. One comment to preface what is presented here. Negative numbers are abstract and challenging for many students. Multiplying by negatives is even…


  • Multiplication with Integers: a Meaning Making Approach

    Multiplication with Integers: a Meaning Making Approach

    I previously tackled the difference between the ” – ” symbol used to represent a negative and a subtraction problem. This post gets into multliplication through the context of buying a Wendy’s frosty. One comment to preface what is presented here. Negative numbers are abstract and challenging for many students. Multiplying by negatives is even…