Mathematics MST
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Adult Goal 7: Learners will develop concepts of mathematical operations.

OBJECTIVES EXAMPLES
Objective A: Learners will use pictures and/or objects (models) to develop meaning for operations and their functions.
  • Addition
  • Division
  • Subtraction
  • Powers
  • Multiplication
  • Roots
Objective B: Learners will apply the use of the four basic operations.
  • Whole numbers.
  • Fractions.
  • Decimals/percents.
  • Integers (positives, negatives, and zero).
Objective C: Learners will use the properties of numbers.
  • Commutative property for addition/ multiplication (a +b = b + a, a x b = b x a).
  • Associative property for addition/multiplication (a + b + c = b + c + a, a x b x c = b x c x a).
  • Distributive property for multiplication over addition, a(b + c) = ab + ac
  • Identity element for addition and subtraction (a + 0 = a, a - 0 = a).
  • Identity element for multiplication and division (a x 1 = a, a /1 = a).
Objective D:1 Learners will translate written or verbal expressions of mathematical problems into the language/symbols of mathematics and vice versa.
  • “While at Penney's, Mary is considering buying two blouses on sale for $27.95 each, and a skirt priced at $34.50. She wants to pay cash for her purchases but has only $110 in her purse. The sales tax in her locality is 8.25%. Can she buy these items with the cash she has?” Translation: If 1.0825 x [34.5 + 2(27.95)] < 110, then Mary can buy the items.

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