Fractions

This video from Khan Academy gives a nice intuition of the idea of equivalent fractions, with pictures.

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See pages 4-5 of this guide from MathCentre for more information on equivalent fractions. There are questions at the end of the document with the answers given so you can check your work.

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These exercises cover various aspects of equivalent fractions:

• The method of multiplying above and below to give an equivalent fraction.
• Checking fractions against each other to see which ones are equivalent.
• Testing yourself by filling in missing information for a group of equivalent fractions.

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This video from Khan Academy shows a few different ways to reduce fractions to their simplest form, along with a visualisation of the idea.

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See pages 4-5 of this guide from MathCentre for more information on simplifying fractions, with an example where $\frac{8}{100}$ is reduced to its simplest form.

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This NUMBAS exercise asks you to take some unreduced fractions and to write them in their simplest form.

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This video from patrickJMT shows how to find the lowest common denominator, along with how to add and subtract both proper and mixed fractions.

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This video from Krista King deals with more examples of adding and subtracting mixed fractions.

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See this guide from MathCentre for more information on adding and subtracting fractions. There are questions throughout the document, with answers given on the final page so you can check your work.

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You can use this NUMBAS exercise to test what you've learned.

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This video from Khan Academy gives a useful illustrated explanation of the logic behind multiplication of fractions.

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This video from Khan Academy shows how to multiply two proper fractions together, as well as how to simplify your result. It also discusses the alternative method of simplifying during calculation.

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These notes from MathCentre show with illustrated examples how multiplication of fractions works. See pages 2-5 for the relevant content. You can also test yourself with the exercises given, the answers are at the end of the file so you can check your work.

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You can test what you’ve learned with this NUMBAS exercise.

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This video from Khan Academy gives an intuitive description of how division of fractions works using a representation of fractions on the number line.

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This video from Krista King shows you how to divide fractions, and different ways in which the problem is represented. Go to 1:45 for the relevant content.

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This video from Khan Academy shows you how to divide mixed fractions by converting them to improper fractions, then how to convert your result back to a mixed fraction. It also discusses simplifying fractions during the calculation.

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These notes from MathCentre show with illustrated examples how division of fractions works. See page 5 onwards for the relevant content. You can also test yourself with the exercises given, the answers are at the end of the file so you can check your work.

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This NUMBAS exercises tests what you’ve learned about dividing fractions, then tests your knowledge of the order of operations with a more complicated example in the final question.

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This video from Krista King shows how to convert from mixed numbers to improper fractions and vice versa, with a nice visual explanation.

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This NUMBAS exercise lets you test yourself on converting between mixed and improper fractions.

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