Mr. Standring Math
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This presentation will help you to: add subtract multiply and divide fractions
Fractions
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To add fractions together the denominator (the bottom bit) must be the same.
Example
Adding fractions
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To add fractions together the denominator (the bottom bit) must be the same.
Example
Adding fractions
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To add fractions together the denominator (the bottom bit) must be the same.
Example
Adding fractions
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Subtracting fractions
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To subtract fractions the denominator (the bottom bit) must be the same.
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Subtracting fractions
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To subtract fractions the denominator (the bottom bit) must be the same.
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Subtracting fractions
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To subtract fractions the denominator (the bottom bit) must be the same.
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Multiplying fractions
To multiply fractions we multiply the tops and multiply the bottoms
Top x Top
Bottom x Bottom
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Multiplying fractions
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Multiplying fractions
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Multiplying fractions
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Dividing fractions
Once you know a simple trick, dividing is as easy as multiplying!
• Turn the second fraction upside down
• Change the divide to multiply
• Then multiply!
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Dividing fractions
• Turn the second fraction upside down
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Dividing fractions
• Turn the second fraction upside down
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• Change the divide into a multiply
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Dividing fractions
• Turn the second fraction upside down
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• Change the divide into a multiply
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• Then multiply
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Dividing fractions
• Turn the second fraction upside down
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• Change the divide into a multiply
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• Then multiply
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To add or subtract fractions together the denominator (the bottom bit) must be the same.
Common denominators
So, sometimes we have to change the bottoms to make them the same.
In “maths-speak” we say we must get common denominators
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To get a common denominator we have to:
Common denominators
1. Multiply the bottoms together.
2. Then multiply the top bit by the correct number to get an equivalent fraction
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For example
Common denominators
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For example
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1. Multiply the bottoms together
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For example
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2. Write the two fractions as sixths
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For example
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To get ½ into sixths we have multiplied the bottom (2) by 3. To get an equivalent fraction we need to multiply the top by 3 also
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For example
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To get ½ into sixths we have multiplied the bottom (2) by 3. To get an equivalent fraction we need to multiply the top by 3 also
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For example
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To get 1/3 into sixths we have multiplied the bottom (3) by 2. To get an equivalent fraction we need to multiply the top by 2 also
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For example
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To get 1/3 into sixths we have multiplied the bottom (3) by 2. To get an equivalent fraction we need to multiply the top by 2 also
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For example
Common denominators
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We can now rewrite
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For example
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For example
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We can now rewrite
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Common denominators
This is what we have done:
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1. Multiply the bottoms
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Common denominators
This is what we have done:
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2.Cross multiply
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Common denominators
This is what we have done:
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1. Multiply the bottoms
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2.Cross multiply
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Common denominators
This is what we have done:
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2.Cross multiply
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Now try these
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