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Arithmetic - Fractions

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Quick Reference

  • Addition and subtraction
    Fractions involving symbols occur frequently. It is necessary to be able to add and subtract them. On this leaflet, we revise how these processes are carried out. An understanding of writing fractions in equivalent forms is necessary.
  • Fractions
    This leaflet reminds students how to express a fraction in its simplest form, and how to add, subtract, multiply and divide fractions.
  • Fractions
    The ability to work confidently with fractions, both number fractions and algebraic fractions, is an essential skill which underpins all other algebraic processes. In this leaflet, we remind yo uof how number fractions are simplified, added, subtracted, multiplied and divided.
  • Multiplication And Division
    Fractions involving symbols occur frequently. It is necessary to be able to multiply and divide them. On this leaflet we revise how these processes are carried out.
  • Simplifying fractions
    This leaflet explains how algebraic fractions can be simplified by cancelling common factors.

Teach Yourself

  • Fractions - adding and subtracting
    In this unit we shall see how to add and subtract fractions. We shall also see how to add and subtract mixed fractions by turning them into improper fractions.
  • Fractions - basic ideas
    What are fractions? Fractions are ways of writing parts of whole numbers. For example if we take a pizza, and divide it up equally between 4 people, each person will have 1/4 or, written in words, one quarter of the pizza.
  • Fractions - multiplying and dividing
    In this unit we shall see how to multiply fractions. We shall also see how to divide fractions by turning the second fraction upside down.

Test Yourself

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  • Fractions - adding and subtracting
    In this unit we shall see how to add and subtract fractions. We shall also see how to add and subtract mixed fractions by turning them into improper fractions. (Mathtutor Video Tutorial)
  • Fractions - basic ideas
    What are fractions? Fractions are ways of writing parts of whole numbers. For example if we take a pizza, and divide it up equally between 4 people, each person will have 1/4 or, written in words, one quarter of the pizza. (Mathtutor Video Tutorial)
  • Fractions - multiplying and dividing
    In this unit we shall see how to multiply fractions. We shall also see how to divide fractions by turning the second fraction upside down. (Mathtutor Video Tutorial)

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