Fractions

• How do you simplify a fraction?

  Divide the top and the bottom by the same number
• What are mixed numbers?

  Fractions with an integer

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• What are improper fractions?

  Fractions where the top number is larger than the bottom number
• How do you convert a mixed number to an improper fraction?

  ● times the integer by the bottom number to make another fraction

  ● keep the original fraction aswell with out the integer

  ● add the top numbers together
• How to convert an improper fraction to a mixed number?

  ● divide the top number by the bottom number

  ● the bottom number stays the same

  ● the answer becomes the integer

  ● the remainder becomes the top number
• How do you multiply two fractions together?

  ● simply times the top numbers together and the bottom numbers together

  ● if you can cancel down some numbers to make it easier by dividing top and bottom by any common factors
• How do you divide two fractions?

  ● KFC

  ● keep the first fraction

  ● flip the second fraction

  ● change the divide to a times

  ● if it's a mixed number times the integer by the bottom and add the top
• How to order fractions?

  ● if you need to put fractions in ascending order find the LCM of the bottom numbers

  ● when you find the LCM times the top and bottom by the same number until the bottom number is the LCM
• How do you add or subtract fractions?

  ● both fraction use the smile and kiss method

  ● times the bottom numbers together

  ● then times one bottom number with the opposit top number

  ● when you get 2 answers with the same bottom number subtract the top numbers

  ( if there is a mixed number don't forget to times the integer by the bottom and add the top)
• How do you find a fraction of something?

  ● multiply the 'something' by the top number and divide by the bottom number