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Over the past year, since I took over the common-core math beat, I’ve been thinking a lot about fractions. As I wrote in November, the Common Core State Standards for mathematics emphasize fractions ...

A fraction is part of a whole. The whole can be a shape, a length, a number or a set of objects. Fractions are always divided into equal parts. A half is one of two equal parts that together make a ...