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Common Fractions Intro

The document provides information about common fractions including the definition of the numerator and denominator, equivalent fractions, simplifying fractions, comparing fractions, adding fractions, subtracting fractions, and adding and subtracting mixed numbers.

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Common Fractions Intro

The document provides information about common fractions including the definition of the numerator and denominator, equivalent fractions, simplifying fractions, comparing fractions, adding fractions, subtracting fractions, and adding and subtracting mixed numbers.

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COMMON

FRACTIONS
C

REVISION OF COMMON FRACTIONS – GRADE 7


DENOMINATOR
The bottom number of a fraction

4
____

7
NUMERATOR
The top number of a fraction

4
_____

7
EQUIVALENT FRACTIONS
Fractions that have different numerators and denominators but are
equal to the same value, eg:

1 2 3
____ = ____ = ____

2 4 6
SIMPLYING FRACTIONS
A number that will divide evenly into both the numerator and
denominator so it can be reduced.

25 5 1
______ = ______ = ______

125 25 5
COMPARING FRACTIONS
• Fractions are divided into proper fractions and improper
fractions.
• Improper fractions can be either a whole number or a
mixed number.
• If we compare a proper fraction and a mixed number the
proper fraction will always be smaller. Why?
Proper Whole Improper Mixed
Fraction Number Fraction Number

1 4 8 1
____ ____ ____ 1 ____

4 4 4 4
ADDING FRACTIONS
•Add the numerators (if they are the same)
•The denominators stay the same
1 3 4
____ + ____ = ____

5 5 5
• If the denominators are different:
• 1) Find a common denominator (LCM)
• 2) Add the numerators
• 3) The denominator then stays the same when adding
1 + 3
4 8

= 2 + 3
8 8

= 5
8
ADDING MIXED NUMBERS
• Start with changing the mixed number into an improper fraction
• Find the common denominator (LCM)
• Then add the numerators
• The denominator stays the same
• Change answer back to a mixed number if needed/asked.
1 + 12
2 4

= 1 +9
2 4

= 2 +9
4 4

= 11
4

= 23
4
SUBTRACTING FRACTIONS
• Subtract the numerators (if they are the same)
• The denominators stay the same
7 3 4
____ - ____ = ____

8 8 8
• If the denominators are different:
• 1) Find a common denominator (LCM)
• 2) Subtract the numerators
• 3) The denominator then stays the same when subtracting
8 - 5 Remember! What I
do wit with my
9 6 denominator, I have
to do exactly the
same with my
= 16 - 15 numerator

18 18

= 1
18
SUBTRACTING MIXED
NUMBERS
• Start with changing the mixed number into an
improper fraction
• Find the common denominator (LCM)
• Then subtract the numerators
• The denominator stays the same
1 1 - 1
First convert mixed
6 3 number to an improper
fraction before you find
the LCM for both

= 7 - 1
fractions. LCM is 6.

6 3

= 7 - 2
6 6

= 5
6
CLASS WORK:
•PAGE 51
•NUMBERS 1 – 9
•AT NUMBER 6, ONLY a - l

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