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andDividingFractions
Numerator
topnumberofafraction
Denominator
bottomnumberofafraction
ImproperFraction
whenthenumeratorisbiggerthanthedenominator
Reciprocal
flipafraction( 43 = 43 )
Mult.Rules:
1. Reduceifpossible
2. Mult.thenumerators
3. Mult.thedenominators
4. Simplifyifpossible
Examples:
1. 23
3
15 10
2. 4 38
Youhavetochangethe4toafraction.Now
its 41
4 3
1
8 3TIMES4=12
1TIMES8=8
3 BOTHGOINTO4leaveimproper
12
8 = 2
DivisionRules:
1. Keepthefrontthesame
2. changedivisiontomult.
3. Fliptherearfraction(reciprocal)
4. Followmult.rules
Examples:
4. 58 34
58 43 (canbereduced)8and4bothgointo4
5 1 5
2
3 6
5. 15 31
15 13
1
15