Properties Of Rational Numbers
Chapter Name : Rational Numbers |
Sub Topic Code : 104_08_01_02_03 |
Topic Name : Properties Of Rational Numbers |
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Sub Topic Name : Associativity |
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Introduction
Whether you eat the burger and fries first and then coke or drink coke with burger and later, eat fries, it'll become glucose in your stomach. Thus, it obeys associativity law.
Pre-Requisites:
Basic knowledge about arithmetic operations and rational numbers.
Activity:
In description of learning aid without any reference to the order of the activity performed, we can observe the mobile charging.
Real Life Question:
How shall you prefer your McDonalds meal? Burger and French fries with coke or Burger and coke with French fries?
Key Words / FlashCards
| Key Words | Definitions (pref. in our own words) |
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| Associative property | Group of numbers are associative in any way if the symbols are same and the answer remains the same. |
Learning aids / Gadgets
| Gadgets | How it can be used |
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| Mobile charging | Charger can be plugged into the socket, connected to mobile and then switched on. Else, charger can be connected to mobile, and charger can be plugged into socket and switched on. |
Real life uses :
Mixing cement, gulab jamoon, charging phone, accounts, house cleaning, eating pizza
Practical examples around us
| Examples | Explainations |
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| Gulab jamoon mix | Pour water on the mix initially and then add ingredients or add ingredients to the mix and pour water |
| Financial accounts | The net profit or loss can be known by adding all the factors in the profit or loss statement. The order of addition of different groups of values doesn’t alter the result. |
What you learn in Theory:
An Intro into associative property in whole numbers, integers and rational numbers.
What you learn in Practice:
The importance of associativity in everyday life and higher mathematics