Content Standard Mathematics Standard B - Number Operations And Relationships

Content Standard: Students in Wisconsin will use numbers effectively for various purposes, such as counting, measuring, estimating, and problem solving.

Rationale
People use numbers to quantify, describe, and label things in the world around them. It is important to know the many uses of numbers and various ways of representing them. Number sense is a matter of necessity, not only in one's occupation but also in the conduct of daily life, such as shopping, cooking, planning a budget, or analyzing information reported in the media. When computing, an educated person needs to know which operations (e.g., addition, multiplication), which procedures (e.g., mental techniques, algorithms*), or which technological aids (e.g., calculator, spreadsheet) are appropriate.

*See Glossary.

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Last updated on 2/25/2008 1:43:06 PM