Fractions are the basis for most higher-level mathematics. Students need to master the numerical values in earlier grades to tackle topics like algebra later. There’s only one hitch: Fractions can ...

Learn how to add/subtract rational expressions with monomials in the denominator. When adding or subtracting two or more rational expressions with common denominators, we add or subtract only the ...

In adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators, you have to get a least common denominator which is exactly like the least common multiple it just so happens to be in the denominator.

This lesson uses models to convert mixed numbers to improper fractions. This lesson uses models to convert mixed numbers to improper fractions.

For many elementary teachers, fractions have traditionally sprung to mind lessons involving pizzas, pies, and chocolate bars, among other varieties of “wholes” that can be shared. But in what many ...

Three, two, one…blast off! Wow, blasting off used five eighths of your fuel. If you used five eighths of your fuel to take off, and another two eighths to get this far, how much fuel have you used? To ...