| Definitions & Algorithms | Adding Fractions | Subtracting Fractions | Multiplying Fractions | Dividing Fractions |
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The 3 represents the numerator
What digit represents the numerator in 3/5?
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5/7
Solve to simplest form
3/7 + 2/7 |
1/2
Solve to simplest form
5/6 - 4/12 |
5/28
5/14 x 1/2
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2
2/4 divided by 2/8
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The total parts of a fraction
Define what a denominator represents
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1
Solve to simplest form
4/6 + 1/3 |
4 1/4
Solve to simplest form
5 - 3/4 |
1/8
2/4 x 2/8
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1/5
3/6 divided by 5/2
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Multiply the denominator and the whole number together then add the numerator to the product. The total becomes the numerator and the denominator remains the same.
How do you convert a mixed number into an improper fraction?
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1 1/3
Solve to simplest form
3/4 + 7/12 |
1 3/35
Solve to simplest form
1 4/5 - 5/7 |
5 5/6
3 1/3 x 1 3/4
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4 1/2
1 divided by 4 1/2
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Divide the denominator into the numerator. The quotient becomes the whole number, the remainder becomes the numerator (parts of the whole) and the divisor remains the denominator (the total).
How do you convert an improper fraction into a mixed number?
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2/3
Solve to simplest form
7/15 + 5/25 |
1 11/24
Solve to simplest form
8 7/8 - 7 5/12 |
1/4
1/10 x 2 1/2
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8 1/3
2 1/2 divided by 3/10
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Invert (flip) the divisor and multiply by the reciprocal.
What is the algorithm for dividing fractions?
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5 1/24
Solve to simplest form
1 5/8 + 3 5/12 |
1 5/12
8 1/6 - 6 3/4
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12
5 1/7 x 2 3/9
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1 1/2
1 1/6 divided by 7/9
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