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1. FRACTIONS
1.1 DEFINITION
1.2 TERMS - HOW TO READ FRACTIONS
1.3 FRACTION OF A QUANTITY
1.4 PROPER FRACTIONS
1.5 IMPROPER FRACTIONS
1.6 MIXED NUMBERS
2. EQUIVALENT FRACTIONS
2.1 HOW TO KNOW IF THEY ARE EQUIVALENT
2.2 REDUCING FRACTION TO LOWEST TERMS
http://www.aaamath.com/fra43b-comparefractud.html
http://www.aaamath.com/fra43a-comparefract.html
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Equivalent Fractions
http://www.dositey.com/math/mistery2.html
http://www.learningplanet.com/sam/ff/index.asp
http://www.quia.com/mc/65724.html
Improper Fractions
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/clarafraction.htm
http://www.bmcc.edu/nish/MathTutorials/Fractions/fr-imp.htm
http://www.themathpage.com/ARITH/proper-fractions-mixed-numbers-improper-
fractions.htm
http://www.visualfractions.com/MixtoFrCircle.html
http://www.visualfractions.com/MixtoFrac.html
http://schoolweb.missouri.edu/poplarbluff.k12.mo.us/lowe/ImpMixFractions.ppt#4
Adding Fractions
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_106_g_2_t_1.html
http://www.aaamath.com/fra57a-addfractld.html
http://www.aaamath.com/fra66k-addfracud.html
http://www.aaamath.com/fra66d-addmixedld.html
Subtracting Fractions
http://www.aaamath.com/fra57b-subfractld.html
http://www.aaamath.com/fra66l-subfracud.html
http://www.aaamath.com/fra66e-submixedld.html
Multiplying Fractions
http://www.aaaknow.com/fra66mx2.htm#section3
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http://www.homeschoolmath.net/math_resources_3.php
http://www.aaamath.com/fra66m-multfract.html
http://www.aaamath.com/fra66m-multfract.html
Dividing Fractions
http://www.aaamath.com/fra66o-divfract.html
Fraction Games/Practice:
http://www.learningplanet.com/sam/ff/index.asp
http://fen.com/studentactivities/MathSplat/mathsplat.htm
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_105_g_2_t_1.html
http://www.homeschoolmath.net/online/fractions.php
http://www.visualmathlearning.com/pre_algebra/chapter_9/chap_9.html
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/tonyfraction.htm
http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games/equivalentfractions/index.html
NOTE: THERE ARE pdf files: with more activities, problems and test of evaluation.
Pdfs activities: fractions-exercises-1.pdf / IMPROPERfract.pdf / 1ºunit3FRACTworksheet.pdf
Test : TEST UNIT 3.pdf
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: In this daisy, one of thirteen petals is left.
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HOW MANY PETALS ARE THERE IN THE DAISY? There are 13 equal petals.
Which fraction does 1 petal represent? 1/13 represents one petal. And 4 petals? 4/13
1. FRACTIONS
We use fractions in daily life for counting parts of something.
Can you give some examples? Three quarters of kilo of tomatoes or half litre of milk…
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Kg of tomatoes l of milk
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1.1 DEFINITION
When we divide something in equal parts and take some parts of it, that represents a
fraction.
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= 4 PINK PARTS OF 9 A fraction is part of an object that we divide
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in equal parts
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1.2 TERMS
4 Numerator
Fraction Bar
9Deno min ator
The Fraction bar means division.
Numerator: The number above the fraction bar. It means the parts we take from a
divided unit.
Denominator: The number below the fraction bar. It means the equal parts into we
divided a unit.
Example: Which fraction of a day are 3 hours?
3
Since 1 day is 24 hours, 3 hours are 3 : 24
24
ENGLISH SPANISH
1 ONE HALF or one over two UN MEDIO
2
2 TWO THIRDS or two over DOS TERCIOS
3 three
4 6 2 6 18
Please read the next fractions in English and Spanish: , , , , Do a dictation to
5 10 12 13 16
your partner (four fifths, and your partner writes 4 / 5).
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Three quarter of the 24 students like maths. How many students like maths?
3
of 24 students. How to solve this?
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1.3 FRACTION OF A QUANTITY
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To solve of 24: multiply the quantity, 24, by the numerator, 3, and divide it by the
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denominator, 24.
3
of 24= 3 x 24 : 4 = 72 : 4 = 18 students
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or 24 : 4 = 6 x 3 = 18
2 3 4
EXERCISE: Find a) de 12 b) de 25 c) de 14
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2. EQUIVALENT FRACTIONS
Look at the rectangles: do the orange parts represent the
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same portion? Yes, they do because and are
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equivalent fractions.
1 1x3 3
=
2 2x3 6
Equivalent fractions: they have the same value because they represent the same parts of a
quantity.
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How can we produce an equivalent fraction? Multiplying or dividing the numerator and
denominator of a fraction by the same nonzero number.
1 1x5 5 5:5 1
= = and =
2 2x5 10 10 : 5 2
Can you solve these exercises?
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1. Write 3 equivalent fractions to
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2
2. Circle the fractions which are equivalent to and proof why
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1 2 1 3 4 4
a) b) c) d) e) f)
2 4 4 24 16 40
To write a fraction in lowest terms, divide the numerator and denominator by the same
number until you can’t continue dividing it.
16 4
To reduce you can divide 16 and 24 by 4 and you get , you can continue cancelling
24 6
2
by dividing by 2 and you get . This is the simplest one. We have reduced the fraction to
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its lowest terms.
But we can do it faster and better if we divide the numerator and denominator by their
HCF.
16 : 8 2 2
HCF (16, 24)= 23 =8 = it is the lowest fraction or
24 : 8 3 3
16= 24 24= 23 . 3 Irreducible fraction
The best way to compare fractions is to have the same denominator and for that we have to
find the equivalent fraction using the LCM.
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3 4 1
For example: To order these fractions , and from lowest to greatest:
4 6 5
- 1st Find LCM of the denominators: LCM(4,6,5)= 22 . 3 . 5= 60
4= 22 6=2.3 5= 5
- 2nd Find the equivalent fraction from the original one. The denominators will be 60 for
the three fractions, so the numerator has to be multiplied by the same number that the
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denominator to have a result of 60 In the 1st fraction , Now 60 is the denominator and
4
60 : 4 = 15 (so we multiplied 4 by 15 to get 60 and we do the same on the numerator: 3 . 15
45
= 45). The equivalent fraction will be .
60
If we continue the process to the other fractions we finally got:
3 45 4 40 1 12
4 60 6 60 5 60
- 3rd Compare the numerators and order from lowest to greater:
45 40 12 12 40 45 1 4 3
< < < <
60 60 60 60 60 60 5 6 4
Solved problem:
1. Tom and Mariane paint a room together. The room has 24 m2. Tom painted two thirds
of the room and Mariane one fourth of the room, Who has painted more than the half?
DATA PROCESS
2 2
Tom of 24 OF 24= 2x24:3= 16 m2
3 3
1 1
Mariane of 24 of 24 = 1 x 24:4= 6 m
4 4
1
of 24= 12 Tom painted more than a half
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more than a half?
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2. Three friends went out together. James spent of his time reading, Paul and Sony
7 5
3
. Who read more time?
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DATA PROCESS
5
James LCM (7, 5, 10)= 5 x7x2= 70
7
3
Paul 7=7 5=5 10= 5 x 2
5
3 5.10 = 50 3•14 = 42 3• 7 = 21
Sony / /
10 7.10 = 70 5 •14 = 70 10 • 7 = 70
21 42 50
< < James read more time
70 70 70
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http://www.aaamath.com/fra66l-subfracud.html
Problem: Three students draw a mural: Susan does the half, Ronald one third and Rose five
twelfths. Is that possible?
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2 1 2x4 8 2 2 4
Example: : = = 2 So, It’s the same than multiply x where
3 4 3x1 3 3 3 1
4 1
is the reciprocal fraction of .
1 4
1 1
The reciprocal of any nonzero number, a, is . For example the reciprocal of 4 is .
a 4
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The reciprocal of a fraction: is . The product of a number and its reciprocal is 1
3 2
2 3 6
x = =1
3 2 6
5 4
Match the numbers with its reciprocals: 2
4 3
4 3 1
5 4 2
Can you find the missing term? Explain how you do it (remember multiplication is inverse
operation to division).
2 [ ] 10 3 [ ]=1 5 [ ] = 15
a) : = b) x c) :
3 5 12 5 [ ] 2 2 [ ] 14
Problems to solve in groups and invent similar ones:
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1. How much water is there in a bottle of 2 litres that is full? (Hint: change litres to
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millilitres)
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2. If Nicolas has for breakfast everyday of a cereal box, and for teatime of it, what
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fraction of the cereal box left after a week?
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3. How many sugar pots of can we fill with 2 kg of sugar?
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More webs pages
4. Calculate and simplify: (remember order of operations:BODMAS) and pdfs activities
and evaluation test
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a) + 7 x2 = b) + 4 • 3 : = page. Enjoy them!!!
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