D.C is going to help us understand how to decompose fractions to make a whole number! Join Ms. Askew for a Mystery Math Mistake. Can you find her division mistake? D.C is going to help us ...

In fourth grade, he will decompose fractions. To decompose means to break apart. Your child has already decomposed whole numbers with number bonds, tape diagrams, and place value charts.

You might need a math-English dictionary. There’s not a lot of “borrowing” in subtraction these days. Instead there’s “regrouping” or “decomposing.” “Reduced” fractions are now ...