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Monday, May 20, 2013

Learn Fractions The Easy Way


Introduction for Learn Fractions the Easy Way:

A fraction (from the Latin fractus, broken) is a number that can represent part of a whole. The earliest fractions were reciprocals of integers: ancient symbols representing one part of two, one part of three, one part of four, and so on. A much later development were the common or "vulgar" fractions which are still used today (½, ⅝, ¾, etc.) and which consist of a numerator and a denominator.

Source – Wikipedia.

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Learn Fractions the Easy Way – Addition:


Learn addition of fractions: `1/6 + 1/6` .

Solution:

The numbers in the denominators are same so we go to next step.

We can add the numerators and put the denominator as same.

= `1/6+1/6`

= `(1+1)/6`

By simplifying the fractions we get

= `2/6`

= `1/3` is the solution.

Learn addition of fractions: `1/12 + 1/12` .

Solution:

The numbers in the denominators are same so we go to next step.

We can add the numerators and put the denominator as same.

= `1/12+1/12`

= `(1+1)/12`

By simplifying the fractions we get

= ` 2/12`

= `1/6 ` is the solution.

Learn addition of fractions: `2/24 + 4/24` .

Solution:

The numbers in the denominators are same so we go to next step.

We can add the numerators and put the denominator as same.

= `2/24+4/24`

= `(2+4)/24`

By simplifying the fractions we get

= `6/24`

= `1/4` is the solution.

Understanding Subtracting Fractions with Unlike Denominators is always challenging for me but thanks to all math help websites to help me out.

Learn Fractions the Easy Way – Subtraction:


Learn subtraction of fractions: `1/6 - 2/6` .

Solution:

The numbers in the denominators are same so we go to next step.

We can subtract the numerators and put the denominator as same.

= `1/6-2/6`

= `(1-2)/6`

By simplifying the fractions we get

= `-1/6` is the solution.

Learn subtraction of fractions: `3/12 - 1/12` .

Solution:

The numbers in the denominators are same so we go to next step.

We can subtract the numerators and put the denominator as same.

= `3/12-1/12`

= `(3-1)/12`

By simplifying the fractions we get

= `2/12`

= `1/6` is the solution.

Learn subtraction of fractions: `2/24 - 4/24` .

Solution:

The numbers in the denominators are same so we go to next step.

We can subtract the numerators and put the denominator as same.

= `2/24-4/24`

= ` (2-4)/24`

By simplifying the fractions we get

= `-2/24`

= `-1/12` is the solution.