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Practice Exercises: Fractions
Click once in an ANSWER BOX and type in your answer; then click ENTER. After you click ENTER, a message will appear in the RESULTS BOX to indicate whether your answer is correct or incorrect. To start over, click CLEAR. To enter the fraction three-fourths, type 3/4 into the form. To enter a mixed number, type the […]
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Converting Mixed Numbers to Fractions Lesson
Example 1: A school bell rings every half-hour. If it just rang, then how many times will it ring in in the next three and one-half hours? Analysis: This problem is asking: How many halves are in three and one-half? Step 1: Let’s use shapes to represent the mixed number three and one-half. Step 2: Solution: […]
Read MoreConverting Fractions to Mixed Numbers
Learn About Converting Fractions to Mixed Numbers With Example Problems And Interactive Exercises You may recall the example below from a previous lesson. Example 1 In example 1, we used circles to help us solve the problem. Now look at the next example. Example 2: At a birthday party, there are 19 cupcakes to be […]
Read MoreOrdering Fractions Lesson
Example 1: An 8-ounce cup of milk was served to each of three children. Lisa drank 7 ounces of milk. Her sister Angie drank 3 ounces, and her brother Mark drank 5 ounces. What part of the cup did each child drink? Who drank the smallest part of the cup? Who drank the largest part of […]
Read MoreComparing Fractions – How to Find LCD
Example 1: Drake rode his bike for three-fourths of a mile and Josh rode his bike for one-fourth of a mile. Which boy rode his bike farther? Drake: Josh: Analysis: ? These fractions have like denominators, so we can compare the numerators. Solution: > Since three is greater than one, three-fourths is greater than one-fourth. Therefore, […]
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Simplifying Fractions Lesson
Problem: Josephine ate four-eighths of a pie and Penelope ate six-twelfths of a pie. If both pies are the same size, then which girl ate more pie? Analysis: ? We need to simplify these fractions in order to compare them more easily. The numerator and denominator of a fraction are called its terms. If we […]
Read MoreEquivalent Fractions Lesson
Learn About Equivalent Fractions With Example Problems And Interactive Exercises. Use the following examples and interactive exercises to learn about equivalent fractions. What do the fractions in example 1 have in common? Example 1 Each fraction in example 1 represents the same number. These are equivalent fractions. Definition: Equivalent fractions are different fractions that name the same number. […]
Read MoreClassifying Fractions Lesson
Look at each fraction below. How are these fractions similar? How are they different? The fractions above are similar since each one has a denominator of 4. Look at the circles below to see how these fractions are different. 1/4 (One-fourth) 4/4 (Four-fourths) 7/4 (Seven-fourths) […]
Read MoreWhat Are Fractions? Lesson
What Are Fractions: Step by Step Lesson with Interactive Exercises A circle is a geometric shape that we have seen in other lessons. The circle to the left can be used to represent one whole. We can divide this circle into equal parts as shown below. This circle has been divided into […]
Read MoreChallenge Exercises for Number Theory
Directions: Read each question below. Click once in an ANSWER BOX and type in your answer; then click ENTER. Do not enter commas in your answers. After you click ENTER, a message will appear in the RESULTS BOX to indicate whether your answer is correct or incorrect. To start over, click CLEAR. 1. One rectangular […]
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