SOLUTION: A student argues that fractions should no longer be taught once students learn how to work with decimal numbers.

SOLUTION: A student argues that fractions should no longer be taught once students learn how to work with decimal numbers.

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Question 382873: A student argues that fractions should no longer be taught once students learn how to work with decimal numbers.
Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Not necessarily...sometimes fractions are more precise when expressing decimals, e.g. we'd probably rather use 1/7 instead of .14285714...also, it's easier to express ratios using fractions.
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