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    The document provides instructions for performing operations on fractions, including: 1) Adding and subtracting fractions by finding a common denominator. 2) Multiplying fractions by multiplying the numerators and denominators. 3) Dividing fractions by multiplying the first fraction by the inverse of the second. 4) Dealing with mixed numbers by separating them into whole numbers and fractions. The document uses examples and diagrams to demonstrate how to perform each operation step-by-step. Students are encouraged to practice the operations using numbered cards and check their work with a calculator.

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    The document provides instructions for performing operations on fractions, including: 1) Adding and subtracting fractions by finding a common denominator. 2) Multiplying fractions by multiplying the numerators and denominators. 3) Dividing fractions by multiplying the first fraction by the inverse of the second. 4) Dealing with mixed numbers by separating them into whole numbers and fractions. The document uses examples and diagrams to demonstrate how to perform each operation step-by-step. Students are encouraged to practice the operations using numbered cards and check their work with a calculator.

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    The document provides instructions for performing operations on fractions, including: 1) Adding and subtracting fractions by finding a common denominator. 2) Multiplying fractions by multiplying the numerators and denominators. 3) Dividing fractions by multiplying the first fraction by the inverse of the second. 4) Dealing with mixed numbers by separating them into whole numbers and fractions. The document uses examples and diagrams to demonstrate how to perform each operation step-by-step. Students are encouraged to practice the operations using numbered cards and check their work with a calculator.

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    Four Rules of Fractions

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    José Antonio Luque Lama
    The document provides instructions for performing operations on fractions, including: 1) Adding and subtracting fractions by finding a common denominator. 2) Multiplying fractions by multiplying the numerators and denominators. 3) Dividing fractions by multiplying the first fraction by the inverse of the second. 4) Dealing with mixed numbers by separating them into whole numbers and fractions. The document uses examples and diagrams to demonstrate how to perform each operation step-by-step. Students are encouraged to practice the operations using numbered cards and check their work with a calculator.

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    Four rules of fractions

    How to do

    Addition and Subtraction


    The simple bits

    1 1 5 5 2 5

    1/7

    1/7

    1/7

    1/7
    1/7

    1/7

    6 2 7 7
    1/7
    1/7

    1/7

    1/7

    1/7
    1/7

    4 7

    1/8

    1 3 8 8
    1/8 1/8

    1/8

    1/8

    1/8 1/8

    4 1 8 2

    Why were they so simple?


    Because they all had the same denominator They were all from the same families

    What if they are of different families?

    1/4

    1/2

    1 1 2 4

    3 4

    Because we know that 1/2 = 2/4

    1/8
    1/4 1/8

    1/8

    1/8

    1/8

    3 1 5 8 4 8
    Because we know that 1/4 = 2/8

    1/8 1/8 1/8

    But what about 1/4 + 1/3?

    1/4

    1/3

    We cant add, because they have different denominators not in the same family.

    What family can we change them to? What will be the new denominator?
    1/4 1/3

    4 and 3 both divide into 12


    So we can change them into 12ths

    1 3 4 12

    1/12 1/12

    1 4 3 12

    1/12 1/12

    1/12

    1/12

    1/12

    1/12

    1/12 1/12

    1 1 7 4 3 12

    1/12

    1/12

    1/12

    1/12

    What about 1/2 2/5? What family can we change them to? What will be the new denominator?

    1/5
    1/2 1/5

    2 and 5 both divide into 10 So we can change them into 10ths


    1/10 1/10 1/10 1/10 1/10 1/10

    1/10

    1/10

    1/10

    1/10

    1/10

    1/10

    1/10 1/10 1/10

    1/10

    1/10 1/10 1/10

    1/10

    1 5 2 10

    2 4 5 10

    We can do this without the pictures:

    1 2 2 5 5 4 1 10 10 10

    Make fractions using a set of numbered cards, and try some addition and subtraction yourself. Check them with a calculator

    Share one example from your group with the rest of the class.

    Multiplication and Division

    Easy one:

    1 2 2 3 3
    1/3 1/3 2/3

    And because of commutivity, we can also say:

    1 2 2 3 3

    With two fractions: half of ?

    1 3 3 2 4 8

    or

    3 1 3 4 2 8

    Without the pictures:

    3 1 3 5 2 10

    2 2 4 3 7 21

    2 3 6 1 3 4 12 2

    And division?

    Unfortunately, there is no easy way to show diagrams for division of fractions.

    Nor is there any obvious way of trying to make sense of it.

    The best thing is probably just to learn the rule!

    To divide by a fraction
    Do not change the first fraction Change the division sign into a multiplication sign Turn the second fraction upside down Multiply the fractions

    For example:

    5 3 5 4 20 10 5 8 4 8 3 24 12 6 3 1 3 2 6 1 1 5 2 5 1 5 5

    And finally, what to do about mixed numbers:

    2 3 5 3 15 5 1 3 8 3 8 24 8
    3 1 15 3 15 2 30 15 5 1 3 1 2 4 2 4 2 4 3 12 6 2 2

    Make fractions using a set of numbered cards, and try some multiplication and division yourself.
    Check them with a calculator

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