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                  Half or Five Tenths?  
 
 
 
 Teacher: Would you rather have one half of an orange or five tenths?  
 
 
 
 
 Gerald: I’d much rather have the half.
 
 
 
 
 
 Teacher: Think carefully, and tell me why.
 
 
 
 
 
 Gerald: Because you lose too much juice when you cut the orange into five tenths.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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