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Abramovich, Sergei – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science & Technology, 2006
This paper shows how inequalities can be utilized in reducing dimensionality of problems associated with the partition of unit fractions into the sums of two, three, and four like fractions. The need for such a reduction in this context stems from using a spreadsheet as a modelling tool. Activities described in this paper are grounded in standards…
Descriptors: Mathematical Models, Mathematics, Spreadsheets, Word Problems (Mathematics)