The Bad and the Ugly #2

equals posterThis one was spotted in a school's 'maths specialist room'.

It seems from this information poster that '=' can mean "same as", "equals" or "Total"... two out of three aint bad. The "Total" part is clearly nonsense of course because we already have a perfectly good sign for that (+).

= means "equals", "Equivalant to", "is the same as" or "balances".

Luckily we managed to get the poster taken off the wall straight away.

equals equals a mistake

 

If you've spotted anything that is erroneous and annoying feel free to moan about it in the comment box below. I'd love to hear your thoughts.

 

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Carol812's picture

Yes perhaps you need to look

Submitted by Carol812 on Fri, 08/05/2011 - 21:19.
Yes perhaps you need to look at this site to clarify ! https://www.ncetm.org.uk/mathemapedia/Equals+Sign?ver=6
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johdu's picture

Carol, thanks for the link.

Submitted by johdu on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 22:59.
Carol, thanks for the link. NCETM.org is superb.
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teachers pet resources's picture

Hmmmmm I think you need to

Submitted by teachers pet re... on Thu, 05/19/2011 - 22:25.
Hmmmmm I think you need to re-read the post again Mandie. The point he is making here is that the above resource is a bad example to display to your children as it is incorrect.
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mandie thompson's picture

This will be great in

Submitted by mandie thompson on Tue, 05/10/2011 - 09:55.
This will be great in supporting my children's understanding of the vocabulary related to the different operations - thank you
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