Thursday, December 30, 2010

FRACTIONS

The study of Fractions is an important topic under Math. Fractions are a part of the daily life calculations too. How to find prime factorization is a very important topic covered in fractions.

Students need to understand the basics of Fractions and understand the concepts clearly. Fractions are a type of numbers which are expressed in the form of a/b. Example: 1/2 , 3/4 , 3/7 etc,.
Fractions have two parts :
  • The Numerator
  • The Denominator
The students should learn concepts like how to convert fractions, how to do fractions and solve problems associated with them. There are different types of fractions based on the type of numerator and denominator values.

Various mathematical operations can be conducted upon fractions:
  • Fraction Addition
  • Fraction Division
  • Fraction Subtraction
  • Fraction Multiplication.
Students can learn by observing various solved examples. They can solve problems by following the same steps.
They can also learn how to divide fractions online from the various websites. Fraction division also varies with the type of fraction involved. Certain set of rules and steps need to be followed always.

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