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Improper fractions

FRACTIONS We call the top number the Numerator, it is the number of parts you have. We call the bottom number the Denominator, it is the number of parts the whole is divided into.   you just have to remember those names! (If you forget just think "Down"-dominator) Some fractions may look different, but are really the same, for example:    4/8=2/4=1/2 (Four-Eighths) Two-Quarters) (One-Half) == It is usually best to show an answer using the simplest fraction ( 1/2 in this case ). That is called Simplifying, or Reducing the Fraction can add fractions easily if the bottom number (the denominator) is the same: 1/4+1/4=2/4=1/2 (One-Quarter) (One-Quarter) (Two-Quarters) (One-Half) +== Another example: 5/8+1/8=6/8=3/4 But what if the denominators (the bottom numbers) are not the same? As in this example:  3/8+1/4=?   +=  You must somehow make the denominators the same. In this case it is easy, because we know that 1/4 is the same as 2/8 : 3/8+2/8=5/8

Fraction facts  The number on the top is the numerator while the number at the bottom is the denominator.  This is just multiplication of fractions. (1/2) x (1/4) x (1/8) x 64 = 1.

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