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M A K ING M AT H ACCES S IB L E TO ENGL I SH L A NGUAGE L E A RNER S
Case Study: Hanh Hanh and her parents are immigrants from Vietnam. Hanh is shy and from a family that places a high value on education. She learns quickly but relies heavily on modified texts in her classes. She becomes frustrated when working contextual mathematics problems, especially when given more than one or two problems to solve.
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= take home = eat
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1 x 10 = 10 20 2 3 x 5 = 15 20 4 4 1 x 4 = 20 5 5 1 x 5 = + 20 4 14 = 1 7 34 = 1 10 20 20
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Carlos and his 3 friends Blake, Meredith, and Shanika went out for pizza. Each person ordered a pizza. Carlos took home ¼ of a pizza, Blake took home 0.8 of a pizza, Meredith took home 0.75 of a pizza, and Shanika took home ½ of a pizza. How much did the friends eat?