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Fractions Click to start Created By Dr. Cary Lee Grossmont College, El Cajon CA Click to start

Fractions

You will see fractions in almost every recipe.

Gasoline prices are usually indicated with a fraction at the end, even though a decimal point is already used. Don’t know why.

Fractions are also used in musical scores. For example, we have many different kinds of notes, and each note has a specific duration.

The time signature in a musical composition (which is the regular recurring pattern of strong and weak beats of equal duration) is indicated by a fraction, and located at the beginning of a piece of music. The lower number of the fraction tells what kind of note receives one beat. The upper number tells how many beats are in a measure.

Even in agriculture, we can see fractions Pluot (plü-ot) is a tradename for a fruit developed in the late 20th century by Floyd Zaiger, in Modesto, CA. It is a complex cross hybrid of plum and apricot. More precisely of the parents of pluot is plum and of the parents of pluot is apricot Plum + Apricot = Pluot It naturally exhibits more plum-like traits.

What is a fraction? Historically, any number that did not represent a whole was called a "fraction". The numbers that we now call "decimals" were originally called "decimal fractions"; the numbers we now call "fractions" were called "vulgar fractions", the word "vulgar" meaning "commonplace".

Why do we need fractions? Consider the following scenario. You are celebrating your birthday by yourself, and you ordered a small birthday cake. However, it is still too big for one person. In this case, how many cakes did you eat? 1 is not the answer, neither is 0. This suggests that we need a new kind of number.

Definition: A fraction is an ordered pair of whole numbers, the 1st one is usually written on top of the other, such as ½ or ¾ . numerator denominator The denominator tells us the number of congruent pieces the whole is divided into, thus this number cannot be 0. The numerator tells us the number of such pieces being considered.

7 8 Examples: How much of a pizza do we have below? we first need to know the size of the original pizza. The blue circle is our whole. if we divide the whole into 8 congruent pieces, - the denominator would be 8. We can see that we have 7 of these pieces. Therefore the numerator is 7, and we have of a pizza. 8 7

But if we cut the cake into smaller congruent pieces, we can see that Equivalent fractions a fraction can have many different appearances, these are called equivalent fractions In the following picture we have ½ of a cake because the whole cake is divided into two congruent parts and we have only one of those parts. But if we cut the cake into smaller congruent pieces, we can see that 4 2 1 = Or we can cut the original cake into 6 congruent pieces,

Equivalent fractions a fraction can have many different appearances, these are called equivalent fractions Now we have 3 pieces out of 6 equal pieces, but the total amount we have is still the same. Therefore, = 2 1 4 6 3 If you don’t like this, we can cut the original cake into 8 congruent pieces,

We can generalize this to Equivalent fractions a fraction can have many different appearances, these are called equivalent fractions then we have 4 pieces out of 8 equal pieces, but the total amount we have is still the same. Therefore, = 2 1 4 6 3 8 We can generalize this to 2 1 n ´ 2 1 = whenever n is not 0

How do we know that two fractions are the same? we cannot tell whether two fractions are the same until we reduce them to their lowest terms. A fraction is in its lowest terms (or is reduced) if we cannot find a whole number (other than 1) that can divide into both its numerator and denominator. Examples: is not reduced because 2 can divide into both 6 and 10. 10 6 40 35 is not reduced because 5 divides into both 35 and 40.

How do we know that two fractions are the same? More examples: is not reduced because 10 can divide into both 110 and 260. 260 110 15 8 is reduced. 23 11 is reduced To find out whether two fraction are equal, we need to reduce them to their lowest terms.

How do we know that two fractions are the same? Examples: and equal? 21 14 45 30 Are reduce 21 14 3 2 7 21 14 = ¸ reduce reduce 45 30 9 6 5 45 30 = ¸ 3 2 9 6 = ¸ Now we know that these two fractions are actually the same!

How do we know that two fractions are the same? Another example: and equal? 40 24 42 30 Are 40 24 reduce 20 12 2 40 24 = ¸ reduce 5 3 4 20 12 = ¸ reduce 42 30 7 5 6 42 30 = ¸ This shows that these two fractions are not equal!

3 5 , 1 4 = 9 1 = 7 3 2 Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers An improper fraction is a fraction with the numerator larger than or equal to the denominator. 3 5 , 1 4 = 9 1 = Any whole number can be transformed into an improper fraction. 7 3 2 A mixed number is a whole number and a fraction together An improper fraction can be converted to a mixed number and vice versa.

Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers Converting improper fractions into mixed numbers: divide the numerator by the denominator the quotient is the leading number, the remainder as the new numerator. 3 2 1 5 = , 4 3 1 7 = 5 1 2 11 = More examples: 7 17 3 2 = + ´ Converting mixed numbers into improper fractions.

How does the denominator control a fraction? If you share a pizza evenly among two people, you will get 2 1 If you share the same pizza evenly among three people, you will get 3 1 If you share the same pizza evenly among four people, you will get 4 1

How does the denominator control a fraction? If you share the same pizza evenly among eight people, you will get only 8 1 It’s not hard to see that the slice you get becomes smaller and smaller. Conclusion: If the whole is kept fixed, the larger the denominator the smaller the pieces, and if the numerator is kept fixed, the larger the denominator the smaller the fraction, . c a b then if i.e. < >

Examples: Which one is larger, ? 5 2 or 7 5 2 : Ans Which one is larger, ? 25 8 or 23 23 8 : Ans Which one is larger, ? 267 41 or 135 135 41 : Ans

How does the numerator affect a fraction? Here is 1/16 , here is 3/16 , here is 5/16 , Do you see a trend? Yes, when the numerator gets larger we have more pieces. And if the denominator is kept fixed, the larger numerator makes a bigger fraction.

Examples: Which one is larger, 12 7 : Ans Which one is larger, ? 20 13 or 8 20 13 : Ans Which one is larger, ? 100 63 or 45 100 63 : Ans

Comparing fractions with different numerators and different denominators. In this case, it would be pretty difficult to tell just from the numbers which fraction is bigger, for example 12 5 8 3 This one has less pieces but each piece is larger than those on the right. This one has more pieces but each piece is smaller than those on the left.

8 3 12 5 One way to answer this question is to change the appearance of the fractions so that the denominators are the same. In that case, the pieces are all of the same size, hence the larger numerator makes a bigger fraction. and 24 9 16 6 8 3 = 10 12 5 Now it is easy to tell that 5/12 is actually a bit bigger than 3/8.

A more efficient way to compare fractions Which one is larger, From the previous example, we see that we don’t really have to know what the common denominator turns out to be, all we care are the numerators. Therefore we shall only change the numerators by cross multiplying. ? 8 5 or 11 7 11 7 8 5 7 × 8 = 56 11 × 5 = 55 8 5 11 7 > Since 56 > 55, we see that This method is called cross-multiplication, and it must be done with the arrows going upward.

the objects must be of the same type, e.g. we Addition of Fractions addition means combining objects in two or more sets the objects must be of the same type, e.g. we combine bundles with bundles and sticks with sticks. in fractions, we can only combine pieces of the same size. In other words, the denominators must be the same.

= ? + Addition of Fractions with equal denominators 3 1 8 + Example: = ? Click to see animation

Addition of Fractions with equal denominators 3 1 8 + Example: + =

= + Addition of Fractions with equal denominators 3 1 8 + Example: The answer is which can be simplified to (1 + 3) 8 1 2 (1+3) (8+8) is NOT the right answer because – we are using one whole as the standard for comparison, and there are still 8 pieces in one whole through out the computation.

Addition of Fractions with equal denominators More examples

Addition of Fractions with different denominators

5 2 3 1 + Addition of Fractions with different denominators 15 5 3 1 = In this case, we need to first convert them into equivalent fraction with the same denominator. Example: 5 2 3 1 + An easy choice for a common denominator is 3×5 = 15 15 5 3 1 = ´ 15 6 3 5 2 = ´ Therefore, 15 11 6 5 2 3 1 = +

Addition of Fractions with different denominators Remark: When the denominators are bigger, we need to find the least common denominator by factoring. If you do not know prime factorization yet, you have to multiply the two denominators together.

More Exercises: 3 1 4 + = 4 3 1 ´ + = 12 4 9 + = 12 1 13 4 9 + 7 2 5 3 + = 5 7 2 3 ´ + = 35 10 21 + = 35 31 10 21 + 9 4 6 5 + = 6 9 4 5 ´ + = 54 24 45 + = 54 15 1 69 24 45 +

Adding Mixed Numbers 5 3 2 1 + 5 3 2 1 + = Example: 5 3 1 2 + = 5 3 1 + = 5 4 + = 5 4 =

Adding Mixed Numbers Another Example: 8 3 1 7 4 2 + 8 3 1 7 4 2 + = 8 3 7 4 1 2 + = 56 7 3 8 4 ´ + = 56 53 3 + = 56 53 3 =

Subtraction of Fractions subtraction means taking objects away. the objects must be of the same type, i.e. we can only take away apples from a group of apples. - in fractions, we can only take away pieces of the same size. In other words, the denominators must be the same.

Subtraction of Fractions with equal denominators 12 3 11 - Example: 12 3 12 11 This means to take away from 12 11 take away (Click to see animation)

Subtraction of Fractions with equal denominators 12 3 11 - Example: 12 3 12 11 This means to take away from 12 11

Subtraction of Fractions with equal denominators 12 3 11 - Example: 12 3 12 11 This means to take away from

Subtraction of Fractions with equal denominators 12 3 11 - Example: 12 3 12 11 This means to take away from Now you can see that there are only 8 pieces left, therefore 12 3 11 - = 3 2 12 8 =

Subtraction of Fractions More examples: = - 16 7 15 = - 16 7 15 2 1 16 8 = = - 9 4 7 6 = ´ - 7 9 4 6 = - 63 28 54 = - 63 28 54 26 63 = - 23 11 10 7 = ´ - 10 23 11 7 = ´ - 23 10 11 7 230 110 161 - 230 51 = Did you get all the answers right?

Subtraction of mixed numbers This is more difficult than before, so please pay attention. 2 1 4 3 - Example: Since 1/4 is not enough to be subtracted by 1/2, we better convert all mixed numbers into improper fractions first. 2 1 4 3 + ´ - = 2 3 4 13 - = 4 6 13 - = 4 3 1 7 =