Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow: Fractions and Decimals (Adventures in Mathopolis)

Linda Powley,Catherine Weiskopf

ISBN 10: 0764141716 / ISBN 13: 9780764141713

Published by B.E.S. Publishing, 2009

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Synopsis:

In this brand-new "Adventures in Mathopolis" story, the town's befuddled Mayor Lostis Marbles is having all kinds of trouble dealing with fractions and decimals - and with a new dilemma: how to get out of a locked safe before it's too late! This time superheroes Silver Splitter and Dixie Dot come to the rescue, and readers who follow this fun-filled story will learn how to solve the many mysteries of fractions and decimals along the way. Discover easy ways to: understand proper, improper, and mixed numbers; find the least common multiple in fractions; add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions; understand decimals; and, convert from decimals to fractions, and back again. This amusing Mathopolis story is enhanced with clever black-and-white illustrations. Kids learn along with Mayor Lostis Marbles and his gang that working with fractions and decimals can be fun.

Review: "In this book, superheroes come to the aid of Mayor Lostis Marbles, who is having trouble with fractions and decimals. The amusing story explains easy ways to add, subtract multiply, and divide fractions; convert decimals to fractions; and more." --Learning Magazine, August 2009

Bibliographic Details

Title: Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow: Fractions and ...
Publisher: B.E.S. Publishing
Publication Date: 2009
Binding: paperback
Condition: Very Good