Headline Story
Decimals, #2
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Introduction
Read the Headline Story to your students. Encourage them to think of interesting ways to solve the problem.
Headline Story
Mari multiplied a whole number by itself. What might her result have been?
Possible student responses
- If she multiplies 5 by itself, then her result was 25.
- Her result must have been 0 or greater.
- She could have gotten 0, 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, or any other square number.
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