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Remembering Fraction Rules by Using One Half

1) The document provides examples using fractions to help remember the rules of fraction addition, multiplication, and division. 2) Fractions are used to demonstrate that when adding fractions the denominators are added, when multiplying the denominators are multiplied, and when dividing the denominator of the first fraction is divided by the denominator of the second fraction. 3) Some practice problems are provided to simplify fractions using the rules demonstrated.

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Remembering Fraction Rules by Using One Half

1) The document provides examples using fractions to help remember the rules of fraction addition, multiplication, and division. 2) Fractions are used to demonstrate that when adding fractions the denominators are added, when multiplying the denominators are multiplied, and when dividing the denominator of the first fraction is divided by the denominator of the second fraction. 3) Some practice problems are provided to simplify fractions using the rules demonstrated.

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Remembering Fraction Rules by Using 2

Fractions still present a problem for many of you, even the students who are successfully
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understanding and solving problems on functions and series. I’ve always used to help me
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remember the rules of fraction addition, multiplication and division. Here’s how:

5 −3
Write your answers as fractions (5= and −3= for example) in all the exercises below.
1 1

1 2 6
1. = = =¿=¿
2 4 12

This reminds us that when we expand or simplify fractions:

1 1
2. + =¿ =
2 2

This reminds us that when we add fractions:

1
∗1
3. 2 =
=¿
2

This reminds us that when we multiply fractions:

1 1
4. / =¿
2 2

This reminds us that when we divide fractions:

Some exercises: Simplify as far as possible

x
∗2 x−1 x−1 x +1
1. 2 2. +
x+ 1 x−1
x2
x+ 1 1−r 2 1+ r
3. ( x−1 ) 4. /
x 2−1 4 8

6x 6x
x +1 x +1
What is the difference between and ?
1−2 x 1−2 x
3x 3x

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