A comparison of ratios and fractions and their roles as tools in proportional reasoning

Journal of Mathematical Behavior

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 297-317

  Clark, Matthew R ^a   Berenson, Sarah B ^a   Cavey, Laurie O ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fractions; Proportion; Ratios

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141651953     PISSN: 07323123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-3123(03)00023-3     Document Type: Article

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