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Fractions

Fractions are divisions waiting to happen.

SimplifyingAdding & subtractingMultiplying & dividingMixed numbers

📖 Learn

Simplify

Divide top and bottom by their HCF: 12/18 = 2/3.

Divide

Keep, Change, Flip: 2/3 ÷ 1/4 = 2/3 × 4/1 = 8/3.

Mixed numbers

2¾ = 11/4 (2 × 4 + 3 = 11).

Worked example

3/4 ÷ 1/2

  1. 1Keep 3/4, change ÷ to ×, flip 1/2 → 2/1
  2. 23/4 × 2/1 = 6/4
  3. 3= 3/2 ✅

🧪 Play with it: Fraction bar

3/4 = 0.75 = 75%

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