FRACTIONS. (I)

1.-FRACTIONS

DO YOU KNOW WHAT IS A FRACTION? READ THIS PAGE:

IMPROPER FRACTIONS:

Answer these questions in your notebook:

• How do you say “numerador” in English?

• How do you say “denominador” in English?

2.-EQUIVALENT FRACTIONS

Read this website and copy in your notebook what are equivalent fractions.

Remember:

TO OBTEIN EQUIVALENT FRACTIONS:

• In order to obtein another fraction equivalent to the one given, we only have to multiply or divide its terms (numerator and denominator) by the same number.

TO CHECK IF TWO FRACTIONS ARE EQUIVALENT:

The product of the numerator of a fraction by the denominator of the other must have the same value in both cases.

That is the same than saying "We "cross-multiply" its terms.



Do the following exercises about equivalent fractions:

2. Do the following test and copy the results into your notebook.

3.- TO CANCEL OR SIMPLIFY A FRACTION

 Read the following website 

Do the following exercises about symplifying fractions:

4.- COMPARING FRACTIONS

1. Read the following website

2. Below the page you will find 10 exercises. Do and copy in your notebook these exercises: