Another common struggle: the parts-of-a-whole problem. Fractions are introduced through the “pizza model,” but students’ ...

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Dividing Fractions: When dividing fractions, you can achieve the same result by multiplying the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction. A fraction consists of a numerator and a ...

On standard fraction addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems with equal denominators (e.g., 3/5+4/5) and unequal denominators (e.g., 3/5+2/3), 6th and 8th graders tend to ...

Just like with whole numbers you can perform the four operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) with fractions too. To divide fractions by a whole number, you divide the ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. The method to divide fractions is to keep the first fraction the same, turn the divide sign into a multiply and turn ...

A research team led by Carnegie Mellon University's Robert Siegler has identified a major source of the gap -- US students' inadequate knowledge of fractions and division. From factory workers to ...