$You Can Do Math : Working with Fractions - Sunil Tanna$

You Can Do Math

Working with Fractions

By: Sunil Tanna

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Paperback | 26 August 2014

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142 Pages

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27.94 x 21.59 x 0.94

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This book is a complete introduction to learning, understanding, and mastering working with fractions (sometimes known as "common fractions", "simple fractions", or "vulgar fractions"), and is based on the author's personal experience providing 1:1 mathematics tuition to both school students and adult numeracy students.

Topics covered include:

What is a fraction
Names of fractions
Fractions as division (converting a fraction into a division calculation and back)
Mixed numbers
Improper ("top heavy") fractions
Converting mixed numbers to top heavy fractions
Converting whole numbers to top heavy fractions
Converting top heavy fractions to mixed numbers
Equivalent fractions
Simplifying fractions
Expressing fractions in their simplest form
Comparing fractions
Adding fractions (including adding several fractions together)
Subtracting fractions
Multiplying fractions (including multiplying several fractions together)
Simplifying fraction multiplications
Dividing fractions
Simplifying complex fractions (fractions within a fraction)
How to convert fractions into decimal numbers
How to convert decimal numbers into fractions

Every topic is explained in detail, complete with many step-by-step worked examples and diagrams. Additionally. major topics are immediately followed by a set of practice questions (there are well over 300 questions in total in the book), the answers to which can be found at the end of each chapter.

In summary, whether you want to learn fractions yourself, or teach your kids fractions, or are a student preparing for exams such as GCSEs or high school maths tests, or are an adult learner wishing to improve your numeracy and knowledge of this important math topic - this book is ideal for you.

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