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Math Fractions
INSTRUCTION SHEET
CONVERSIONS
A. Changing a Mixed Number to an Improper Fraction
2
3
14
Improper fraction 3
Mixed number 4
Example #1: 3
= 3 8 + 1 = 25
25
8
Example #2:
4
9
= 4 9 + 4 = 40
40
9
Example #1:
47
5
= 47 5
or 5
47
= 5
9
47
45
= 9
2
Example #2:
C. Reducing Fractions
9
2
4
9
8
1
1
2
2
5
Step 1 Find a number that will divide into both the numerator and the
denominator
Step 2 Divide numerator and denominator by this number
Example #1:
10
15
2
3
Example #2:
4
8
1
2
2
=
3
12
becomes
2
8
=
3
12
because 12 3 =
4
and 2 4 = 8
Example #2: 2
1
=
5
20
becomes
11
=
5
20
becomes
11
=
5
44
20
because 20 5 = 4
and
11 4 = 44
5
8
.625
8 5.000
48
20
16
40
40
0
Step 1 - Determine the place value of the last number in the decimal; this
becomes the denominator.
Step 2 Make the decimal number your numerator.
Step 3 - Reduce your answer.
Example:
625
5
= reduces to
1000
8
(Hint: Your denominator will have the same number of zeros as there are decimal
digits in the decimal number you started with - .625 has three decimal digits so the
denominator will have three zeros before reductions.)
1
4
4
2
=
which reduces to
7
6
42
21
1
1
1
=
3
2
7
3
=
3
2
21
6
1
2
*Note When opposing numerators and denominators are divisible by a common number,
you may reduce the numerator and denominator before multiplying. In the above
example, after converting the mixed numbers to improper fractions, you will see that the 3
in the numerator and the opposing 3 in the denominator could have been reduced by
dividing both numbers by 3, resulting in the following reduced fraction:
7
31
7
1
=
= 3
13
2
2
2
=
8
3
Example:
becomes
1
3
8
2
3
16
Example:
3
5
2
=
4
6
becomes
15
17
becomes
4
6
15
6
=
17
15
63
45
=
which simplifies to 1
24
17
34
11
34
1
7
+
=
2
8
Example #1:
and
8 will go into 8
1
2
7
+
8
4
8
7
8
=
=
11
8
Example #2: 4
which simplifies to 1
3
1
=
5
4
3
8
3
5
1
=
4
Example #3:
12
20
5
20
7
20
1
8
1
1
4
=
=
1
8
2
1
8
= 12
=
1
8
9
+
= 1
8
8
8
2
2
1
= 1
8
8
7
**
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**Note In this problem you must borrow from the whole number to adjust your
fraction so that you can subtract. However, you may do this problem another way.
Simply change the mixed number to improper form before finding the common
denominator to prevent having to borrow.
2
1
8
17
8
17
8
1
4
5
4
10
8
7
8
FRACTIONS
PRACTICE SHEET
A. Write as an improper fraction.
1
8
3
16
1. 1
2.
5.
5
7
6.
9.
1
4
10. 5
1
16
2
3
1
5
3.
7.
5
8
11. 3
5
6
2
3
4.
4
5
12. 6
1
2
8.
10
4
2.
19
2
3.
25
3
5.
25
16
6.
35
4
7.
7
3
9.
4
2
10.
12
7
11.
17
4
12.
4.
9
8
8.
48
9
6
32
2.
21
35
3.
18
24
4.
12
15
5.
5
30
6.
9
27
7.
14
49
8.
8
32
21
8
5.
12
21
10. 2
16
20
11. 5
8
14
12. 3
10
25
3
?
=
4
12
5
?
=
9
72
5. 5
2
?
=
3
12
3
?
8. 2
=
5
10
2.
7
=
16
6.
?
64
3.
4
?
=
5
10
5
=
8
?
48
1
?
=
4
12
7.
5.
7
16
2
3
2.
6.
1
8
3.
4
5
4.
5
6
9
16
2. .375
3. .0175
4. .95
5. .5
6. .45
G. Multiply.
1
1
=
9
2
3
=
16
1.
3
2
=
4
3
2
5
=
9
9
5.
2.
7
2
=
10
5
6.
7
4
=
16
3
3.
2
3
=
8
7
4.
7.
15
1
=
64
12
8.
1
2
3
10 =
4
9.
10. 1
1
5
=
2
6
11.
3
5
=
16
12
12. 14
3
=
8
13.
2
1
1
1
=
2
3
1
1
=
16
5
15. 18 1
1
=
2
16. 16
1
=
8
17. 6
2
14. 3
3
3
1
=
8
5
18. 2
2
3
4
=
3
8
19. 4
4
2
4
=
9
4
20. 3
2
=
5
H. Divide as shown.
1.
4.
1
1
=
2
4
2
1
=
9
3
5. 4
9.
1
=
8
4
1
=
11
11
2.
4
=
5
6. 8
10.
2
1
=
5
2
2
5
=
7
9
3.
7. 9
11.
8
2
=
3
3
3
=
4
2
4=
3
8.
6
4
=
5
5
12. 14
7
8
13. 15
5
=
6
14. 8
3
=
4
15. 1
1
1
1
=
4
2
16. 3
1
5 =
2
17. 6
1
5
=
7
1
1
2
4
2
18. 5
1
2
2
=
3
3
19. 2
3
1
1
=
4
8
20. 3
3
7
+
=
8
8
3
5
4.
+
=
5
6
5
1
+
=
8
10
1
+ 1 =
4
5.
6.
2.
2
3
+
=
3
4
3
1
+ 1
=
8
4
5
13
+
=
8
16
10. 2
11
1
=
4
16
14.
5
1
=
6
5
18. 3
2
7
1
=
8
3
9. 1
2
4
+
=
3
9
3.
7.
1
1
+
=
4
5
11.
9
3
=
10
16
3
1
+
=
32
8
8. 2
12.
1
8
1
=
2
13.
15.
7
3
=
8
10
16. 1
1
3
=
2
32
17. 5
3
5
2 =
6
9
19. 2
1
5
=
4
6
20. 4
5
1
1
6
2
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rate, how many calories will Susan burn if she rides the bike for 1?
3. Last Friday Tony worked for 7 hours. Express this time as a fraction of the
day.
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5. How many pieces of 10 516 inch bar can be cut from a stock 20 foot bar?
6. Byron purchased a box of candy at the store. On his way home he ate of the
candy in the box. At dinner with friends later that night he served of what
was left. If there are 6 chocolates now left in the box, how many did the box
contain to start with?
7. Seth earns $560 per week. He has 1 5 of his income withheld for federal taxes,
1
15
of his income withheld for state taxes, and 1 25 of his income withheld for
medical coverage. How much income is left each week after those deductions?
8. A bolt extends through thick plywood, a washer that is thick, and a nut
that is 316 thick. The bolt should be longer than the sum of the thickness
of the plywood, washer and nut. What is the minimum length of the bolt?
9. A recipe for French toast that serves 6 calls for cup granulated sugar, 1 cup of
evaporated milk, teaspoon of vanilla, and 12 thick slices of French bread.
How much of each ingredient is needed to serve only three?
10. Bolls Electrical has a washing machine on sale for off the regular price of
$429. What is the sale price of the washing machine?
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were brought to the party, how many did Tanisha supply?
12. The price of computers has fallen by 2 5 . If the price of a computer was
originally $10,275, by how much has the price fallen?