Fractions

Question 1

How is 3/8 of 56 worked out?

Answer 1

56 divided by 8 = 7 times 3 = 21

Question 2

What is 1/5 + 1/3

Answer 2

= 5/15+ 3/15 = 8/15

Question 3

What is LCM

Answer 3

Lowest common denominator

Question 4

What is HCM

Answer 4

Highest common multiple

Question 5

How do you multiply fractions?

Answer 5

Simplify the fractions if they aren’t in their lowest form
Multiply the numerators
Multiply the denominators
This is your new fraction/answer

Question 6

1/2 times 1/2

Answer 6

= 1 times 1 = 2 times 2 = 4 = 1/4

Question 7

How do you divide a fraction?

Answer 7

swap the last fraction round
now make the divided by and times
times the top and bottom denominators of each fraction together (eg top times top, bottom by bottom)
Simplify

Question 8

5/2 divided by 1/2

Answer 8

5/2 divided by 2/1
5/2 times 2/1 = 10/2
= 5/1

Question 9

What is an equivalent faction?

Answer 9

When the amount equals the same amount even though there are different numbers. Eg 1/2 and 2/4