Fractions can be added in different ways: When the denominators are the same, add the numerators. Sometimes the final answer can be simplified. close simplify (a fraction)To reduce a fraction to its ...

Many children never master fractions. When asked whether 12/13 + 7/8 was closest to 1, 2, 19, or 21, only 24% of a nationally representative sample of more than 20,000 US 8th graders answered ...

Adding and subtracting algebraic fractions is a similar process to adding and subtracting normal fractions. The denominators of each fraction are different, \(3t\) and \(7t\), so a common denominator ...

We present a case study of teaching and learning fraction addition on number lines in one 6th-grade classroom that used the Connected Mathematics Project Bits and Pieces II materials. Our main ...

If your 8-cylinder Chevrolet Camaro has 3 5/8 gallons of gas left and you have 1 1/2 gallons of spare gas in the trunk, you can figure out how many miles that will take you with the calculator on your ...