Showing posts with label Fractions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fractions. Show all posts

Thursday, 12 May 2016

Addition and subtraction of fractions

It's easy to add and subtract like fractions, or fractions with the same denominator. You just add or subtract the numerators and keep the same denominator.
The tricky part comes when you add or subtract fractions that have different denominators. To do this, you need to know how to find the least common denominator.

Wednesday, 11 May 2016

Fractions

A fraction is a part of a whole

Slice a pizza, and we get fractions:

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