4th Grade Math - Can This Be True?

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Operations & Algebraic Thinking

Overview

In this Number Talk, Elysha Passeggi engages her 4th grade students in a discussion about whether or not the sum of two two-digit numbers can be 238. Students share their responses, defend their thinking, and formulate declarative statements about why the problem is definitively false.

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Elysha Passeggi

San Carlos Charter Learning Center, San Carlos School District, San Carlos, California

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