Mathematics For Elementary Teachers With Activities
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Author: Sybilla Beckmann
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 6.6, Problem 7P
A federal debt problem: If the federal debt is $11 trillion, and if this debt were divided equally among 300 million people, then how much would each person owe? Describe how to estimate mentally the answer to the federal debt problem, and explain briefly why your strategy makes sense.
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Mathematics For Elementary Teachers With Activities
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