24 Game: Fractions/Decimals

by Suntex International

Product Features

• Three levels of challenge
• 96 Double-sided, 4'' x 4'' cards.
• Ages 11 & up.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0009GU6IG
• Item model number: 34676
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20,669 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #71 in Toys & Games > Learning & Education > Mathematics & Counting
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Product Description

Deck contains 48 Fractions 1 Dot, 2 Dot and 3 Dot cards, 48 Decimals 1 Dot, 2 Dot and 3 Dot cards. Three levels of challenge. Cards and offer three levels of difficulty. Easy, 1 Dot cards are easy, 2 Dot cards are medium and 3 Dot cards are tough. How to play Fractions/Decimals. Object of the game is to make 24. You can add, subtract, multiply and divide. Use all four numbers on a card, but use each number only once. There is at least one solution to every card.

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best ways for kids to practice their basic math facts, December 2, 2011

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This review is from: 24 Game: Fractions/Decimals (Toy)

As a middle school math teacher, I was constantly frustrated by many students' appalling lack of command of basic math. Learning algebra without having things like the times tables already firmly in place is a torturous and usually hopeless endeavor. The vital importance of young children learning and memorizing the fundamentals cannot be stressed enough.

The 24 Game is the most effective, easy and appealing device I ever found for helping kids to shore up their foundations in the basic understanding of numbers. Most kids love playing it, and the game forces players to exercise their brains. Because the number 24 has so many factors, there are often multiple answers for a card, which enhances students' understanding of how numbers work in different situations.

My only complaint is that there really ought to be a set of solutions available somewhere. Some of these cards had me and my best students stumped and I still can't figure them out. There are some online "solver" programs, but none of them seem to be able to deal with fractions.

Still, the 24 Game is a masterpiece, elegant in its simplicity and offering a challenge to even the most advanced students.