March 2007, Vol. 12, Issue 7
The Future of Fractions
Zalman Usiskin
The importance and future of fractions. Includes examples where representing a number as a fraction is more useful than a decimal.
Article is reprinted from
Arithmetic Teacher
, 1979, as part of the 100 celebration.
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