Fractions Continued

Fractions A number in the form Numerator Denominator Or N D

The denominator can never be equal to 0. Fractions The denominator can never be equal to 0. 12 Does not exist! =

A fraction with a numerator of 0 equals 0. Fractions A fraction with a numerator of 0 equals 0. = = 4 156

Fractions If the numerator is larger than the denominator, it is called an improper fraction. Find the improper fraction 7 10 4 56 10 11 8 9 73 12

Math with Fractions Four basic functions Add Subtract Multiply Divide

Addition To add two fractions, you must make sure they have a Common Denominator What is a Common Denominator? 3 5 + 8 16

Common Denominator A common denominator is a number with which both of the denominators share at least one factor that is not the number 1 For example, if the denominators are 4 and 7, then a common denominator is 28. 28 shares the factors 1, 2 and 4 with the number 4, and the factors 1 and 7 with the number 7.

Addition To add two fractions, you must make sure they have a Common Denominator What can you multiply each fraction by to give the smallest common denominator? 3 5 8 goes into 16 two times 16 goes into 16 one time + 8 3 2 x = 6 5 1 5 x = 8 16 16 16 1 16 The smallest number that has both of these as factors is 16 6 5 11 + = Once you have a common denominator, add the numerators. 16 16 16

Addition - Let’s Try It! 1 1 3 4 2 1 + = + = 4 2 4 16 8 2 6 2 17 13 3 25 + = + = 8 3 12 16 4 16

Subtraction To subtract two fractions, they also must have a Common Denominator What can you multiply each fraction by to give the smallest common denominator? 3 5 8 goes into 16 two times 16 goes into 16 one time - = 8 3 2 x 16 6 = 16 5 1 x 16 5 8 16 The smallest number that has both of these as factors is 16 6 5 1 - = 16 16 16 Once you have a common denominator, subtract the numerators.

Subtraction - Let’s Try It! 7 1 3 9 3 3 - = - = 8 2 8 16 8 16 6 1 1 5 7 13 - = - = 8 2 4 4 16 16

Multiplication Multiply the numerators and put in the numerator of the result Multiply the denominators and put in the denominator of the result 7 4 7 x 4 28 x = = 8 9 8 x 9 72

Multiplication - Let’s Try It! 7 1 7 4 9 36 x x = = 9 2 18 7 11 77 7 1 7 30 7 210 x x = = 5 3 15 4 14 56

210 56 These numbers get pretty big! What if we needed to multiply again? Let’s make the fraction more simple, so it will be easier to use in the future.

Simplification 28 72 Divide by the Greatest Common Factor But what is a Common Factor? 72

Division Just like multiplication with one more step Invert the second fraction and multiply 3 1 3 2 6 ÷ x = = 8 2 8 1 8

Division - Let’s Try It! 7 1 14 4 9 44 ÷ = ÷ = 9 2 9 7 11 63 7 1 21 20 50 ÷ = ÷ = 5 3 5 4 10 7

Review A fraction has a numerator and a denominator The denominator can never be 0 You can multiply, divide, add and subtract fractions A common factor is a number that both denominators are evenly divisible by A common denominator is a number that both denominators share a factor with