Content about fractions in elementary mathematics. Exercises, tutorials, problems, and teaching resources for fractions in elementary. Here you will find posts about fractions to make learning mathematics easier and more fun.
Jul28
What are equivalent fractions? In this post, we are going to understand what equivalent fractions are and how you can find out what fractions are equivalent. Equivalent fractions are fractions that represent the same quantity. For example, which of the following do you believe will be the biggest? What have you figured out? We are […]
Continue reading »Jul15
With this post, we are going to understand the notion of a fraction as a part of a whole, as a division of natural numbers and its position on the number line. What is a fraction? A fraction represents the number of parts that we have of a whole that is divided into equal parts. Fractions […]
Continue reading »Jul13
Today we are going to learn what direct proportions are and what they are used for. Before we go on, we need to know what a magnitude is. A magnitude is an amount that can be measured or counted. For example, the weight of a person, the number of construction workers working, the number of bananas, the […]
Continue reading »Jul08
Today, we’re going to walk through some examples of adding fractions. Before you read this post, you might want to check out a previous post where we explain how to add fractions step by step. Let’s begin with the simplest of examples: Adding Fractions with the Same Denominator For example: The only thing we need […]
Continue reading »Jun30
In today’s post, we are going to work on proportions. This time we will look at a way of solving direct and inverse proportions: the rule of 3. What is the rule of 3? The rule of 3 is an operation that helps us quickly solve both direct and inverse proportion word problems. In order […]
Continue reading »Jun23
Today we are going to look at some examples of word problems with fractions. Although they may seem more difficult, in reality, word problems involving fractions are just as easy as those involving whole numbers. The only thing we have to do is: Read the problem carefully. Think about what it is asking us to […]
Continue reading »Jun17
In this post, we are going to look at some sequenced examples of exercises with equivalent fractions. Remember that what we mean by equivalent fractions are those fractions that although they are different, represent the same quantity. If you need to dig deeper into the concept take a look at this previous blog entry, examples […]
Continue reading »Jun02
In this post, we are going to learn how to find a sum of fractions. Before you begin to add fractions, it is recommended that you know how to calculate the least common multiple (LCM) of two or more numbers. To calculate a sum of fractions, the important thing is that the fractions have the […]
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