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Basic Operations With Fractions

This document provides an overview of basic operations with fractions including adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions. It defines key fraction terminology like numerator, denominator, proper fraction, improper fraction, and mixed number. Examples are given for each operation along with step-by-step workings. Several practice problems are then provided for students to work through.

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Basic Operations With Fractions

This document provides an overview of basic operations with fractions including adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions. It defines key fraction terminology like numerator, denominator, proper fraction, improper fraction, and mixed number. Examples are given for each operation along with step-by-step workings. Several practice problems are then provided for students to work through.

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Operations with

Fractions
Back to Basics
VOCABULARY
• Fraction- a number that describes part of
a whole or part of a set.
• Numerator- top number of a fraction that
tells how many parts of the whole or set
you have.
• Denominator - bottom number of a
fraction that tells how many parts there are
in the whole or set.
VOCABULARY
• Proper fraction - little number on
top(numerator); big number on
bottom(denominator)
• Improper fraction – a fraction with a
value greater than or equal to 1.
• Mixed number - a whole number and a
fraction together
Basic Operations with Fractions
1. Adding and subtracting fractions: 2 1 7 1
Ex 1a: 3  4 Ex 1b: 
• Get a common denominator 8 2
7 4
• Add or subtract the numerators  
8 3  
12 12 8 8
• Keep the denominator the same 3
11 

12 8

2. Multiplying fractions:  3  2   3  1 
Ex 2a:    Ex 2b:   
• Multiply across, then reduce  8  3   5  6 
OR 6 1  3  1 
   
• Reduce early, then multiply across 24  5  6 2
1 1

4 10

3. Dividing fractions: 9 3

• Rewrite as multiplication problem Ex 3: 16 4
• K eep the first fraction 9 4
  
• F lip the second fraction (reciprocal) 16  3 
• C hange divide to multiply 
36 3

48 4
Practice Problems

2 2 5 3 1
1)  2)  
3 5 6 4 2

10 9 6
10 6  
 12 12 12
15 15

19 6
16 1 
1 12 12
15 15

25
2 1
12 12
Practice Problems

5 3 11 2 1
3)  4)  
6 5 12 3 4

11 8 3
25 18  
 12 12 12
30 30
3 3
7 
12 12
30
6 1

12 2
Practice Problems

 5  3   4  2  11
5)    6)    
 5  3  15
 9  8 

 5  31  8 11

   15 15

 93  8  19 4
1
5 15 15

24
Practice Problems
3
3 5
7) 7 3
 8)
4
 
8 4 5
6
4 6
1 36
3
74
   
2 83 2
45
7 1
1
6 6 9
10

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