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    Fractions

    How many equal parts of a whole

    Slice a pizza, and we get fractions:

    1 1 3
    /2 /4 /8
    (One-Half) (One-Quarter) (Three-Eighths)

    The top number says how many slices we have.


    The bottom number says how many equal slices the whole pizza was cut into.

    Have a try yourself:

    pizza  circle  square


    Click the pizza ↓

     
     
    Slices:
    8
    ▲▼
    "One Eighth"
    Simplest form:
    "One Eighth"
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    Equivalent Fractions
    Some fractions may look different, but are really the same, for example:
    4 2 1
    /8 = /4 = /2
    (Four-Eighths)   (Two-Quarters)   (One-Half)

    = =

    It is usually best to show an answer using the simplest fraction ( 1/2 in this
    case ). That is called Simplifying, or Reducing the Fraction

    Numerator / Denominator
    We call the top number the Numerator, it is the number of parts we have.
    We call the bottom number the Denominator, it is the number of parts the
    whole is divided into.

    NumeratorDenominator

    You just have to remember those names! (If you forget just think "Down"-
    ominator)

    Adding Fractions
    It is easy to add fractions with the same denominator (same bottom
    number):

    1 1 2 1
    /4 + /4 = /4 = /2
    (One-Quarter)   (One-Quarter)   (Two-Quarters)   (One-Half)
    + = =

    One-quarter plus one-quarter equals two-quarters, equals one-half

    Another example:

    5 1 6 3
    /8 + /8 = /8 = /4

    + = =

    Five-eighths plus one-eighth equals six-eighths, equals three-quarters

    Adding Fractions with Different


    Denominators
    But what about when the denominators (the bottom numbers) are not the
    same?

    3 1
    /8 + /4 = ?

    + =

    Three-eighths plus one-quarter equals ... what?

    We must somehow make the denominators the same.

    In this case it is easy, because we know that 1/4 is the same as 2/8 :


    3 2 5
    /8 + /8 = /8

    + =

    Three-eighths plus two-eighths equals five-eighths

    There are two popular methods to make the denominators the same:

     Least Common Denominator, or


     Common Denominator

    (They both work nicely, use the one you prefer.)

    Other Things We Can Do With


    Fractions
    We can also:

     Subtract Fractions
     Multiply Fractions
     Divide Fractions

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