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Fractions
Fractions
Fractions
Multiply the fir st fraction and the The remainder becom es the fraction
new (flipped) second fr action. part of your mixed number.
If nec essary, turn the im proper frac- Som etim es when adding fractions,
tion into a mixed number. you might get a mixed num ber/
improper fraction com bo. You must
change the im proper fraction to a
mixed number and combine the
If nec essary, reduce the frac tion. whole number am ounts.
subtracting Fractions
GREATEST common factor
Borr owing: If the sec ond fraction is
If you divide both the numer ator larger than the first, borrow the
and the denominator by the same amount of the denominator.
number, the fraction will not change.
You will reduce the fr action by creat-
ing an equivalent fraction.
Subtract the whole numbers: if you
are working with mixed numbers,
Greatest Common Factor is the subtract the whole number amounts.
number that the numerator and the Write that whole number in the an-
denominator of the sam e fraction swer.
“have in common” - they are both
divisible by it.
The largest number that both the Get a c ommon denominator: Find
denominator and the num erator can the LCM of the denominators in the
be divided by is called the Greatest problem
Comm on Factor.
Factor