Fractions are a part of the process when we cook, remodel the house, or calculate money. Using this learning exercise on multiplying mixed numbers, student can practice applying this process to real-life examples by solving word problems.

Ours is to wonder why, not just to invert and multiply. The seventh installment of a 21-part module uses fraction models to help pupils understand why the invert-and-multiply strategy for dividing fractions works. They then work on some...

Determine the right mix of cans of cat food. The resource consists of an assessment task to determine the cost to feed two cats for a specific number of days and requires scholars to interpret remainders within a context....

Pictures, number lines, decimal equivalents, or Cuisenaire rods can be used to show insight into the meaning of multiplying fractions.Here, Alisa drinks 3/4 of 1/2 liter of juice. To find the total volume of the juice that Alisa...

No more inverting and multiplying to divide fractions. Applying concepts of measurement division from the previous lesson, pupils consider partitive division using fraction bars and number lines. They first convert fractions to like...

Mental math strategies are important for fifth graders to be able to determine the greater sum without actually solving the equations. As a summative assessment, this eight-problem learning exercise can give insight into the...

Fifth and sixth graders compare decimals to the place-value structure in the base-ten number system. They represent fractions as parts of unit wholes, as parts of a set, as locations on a number line, and as divisions of whole numbers....

Fifth graders need concrete experiences to introduce a unit on multiplying fractions by fractions. A strip of paper is used to create a number line and represent 5/6. It is folded first in half, and then in quarters. After unfolding,...

Compiled of 18 task cards and five worksheets, young mathemmaticians practice solving fraction word problems and other fraction-based activities with a Hershey Bar. The packet comes with sheets to record and keep track of all of the task...

In this algebraic fractions worksheet, students solve and complete 20 different problems that include solving equations that contain algebraic fractions. First, they determine the common denominator in each and use the product of all the...

In this Algebra I worksheet, 9th graders find the product or quotient of algebraic fractions and reduce to simplest form.  The two page worksheet contains a combination of eleven multiple choice and free response questions. ...

In this adding and subtracting fractions learning exercise, students add and subtract fractions including mixed numbers and negatives. Students complete 62 problems.

In this Algebra I/Algebra II worksheet, students multiply and divide algebraic fractions.  The one page worksheet contains four free response questions.  Answers are included. 

Students complete a worksheet.  For this fractions lesson, students review their knowledge of fractions, define equivalent fractions, see examples of equivalent fractions and practice making equivalent fractions.

In this adding and subtracting fractions worksheet, students solve 5 sets of problems related to the adding and subtracting of fractions. First, they identify that each fraction has a common denominator and then simplify by adding or...

In this middle school mathematics worksheet, students multiply fractions.  The one page worksheet contains twenty four problems.  Answers are provided. 

Students investigate the process to work problems that involve equivalent fractions. They practice finding the equivalent values of fractions listed on the worksheet. The lesson includes example steps and problems for the teacher to use.

Third graders determine that the larger the denominator the more parts the whole is being divided into. They use fractions to communicate and compare parts of the whole. They discover what the numerator and denominator of a fraction...

In this math applications worksheet, students complete 7 varied problems that include: fractions, estimation, menu math, reasoning, equations and probability.

Here is a worksheet that is 3/4 fraction practice and 1/4 skills guide. The problems are organized by concept and each section bullet points the skills needed to accomplish them. The problems are straightforward practice with word...

Is it possible to add infinitely long decimals? As pupils complete the examples in the ninth lesson of this 25-part series, they determine that adding these decimals cannot be done without error. Their task is then to determine the size...

Marbles to learn math? What fun! Discuss the rules of multiplication and division when applied to whole numbers, decimals, and fractions. Small groups use6 marbles to design different types of multiplication and division problems, and...

In this complex fractions worksheet, 9th graders solve 10 different problems that include simplifying various complex fractions. First, they create one single fraction in the numerator and then in the denominator. Then, students rewrite...

In this arithmetic instructional activity, students add, multiply, divide and subtract integers and fractions.  This six-page instructional activity contains approximately 75 problems.  Answers are provided.