Fractions can be added in different ways: When the denominators are the same, add the numerators. Sometimes the final answer can be simplified. close simplify (a fraction)To reduce a fraction to its ...

Support your knowledge of this topic by looking at these guides on Lowest Common Multiple and equivalent fractions. Look at the examples below on how to add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers.

For many elementary teachers, fractions have traditionally sprung to mind lessons involving pizzas, pies, and chocolate bars, among other varieties of “wholes” that can be shared. But in what many ...

Fractions are the basis for most higher-level mathematics. Students need to master the numerical values in earlier grades to tackle topics like algebra later. There’s only one hitch: Fractions can ...

This lesson uses models to convert mixed numbers to improper fractions. This lesson uses models to convert mixed numbers to improper fractions.

In adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators, you have to get a least common denominator which is exactly like the least common multiple it just so happens to be in the denominator.

Despite the existence of the metric system and an increased reliance in recent years on decimal fractions to write partial amounts (such as 2.5), we often find ourselves wanting to drop in a true ...

Have you tried to enter a fraction into your Excel sheet, but when you press enter, it turns into a serial, whole, or decimal number, and you have no clue what to do? In Microsoft Excel, you can ...