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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Excluded Values for Rational Expressions

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Reduce rational expressions involving fractions to simplest terms and find their excluded values.
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Wyzant

Wyzant: Fraction Simplifying Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
This WyzAnt applet allows the user to input fractions--improper or mixed numbers--and have the calculator reduce the fraction or convert it into a mixed number. A good resource for checking students work.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Algebra Review: Fractions in Lowest Terms

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Find a quick, concise explanation of what a fraction in lowest terms is. An example is given and clearly explained.
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Wyzant

Wyzant: What Is Simplifying?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from WyzAnt explores what simplifying is, as well as how to simplify a variety of algebraic equations. Content focuses on simplifying multiple signs, combining like terms, simplifying multiplication, distributing a number or...
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Help Algebra

Help algebra.com: Fractions

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource offers an overview of fractions from several aspects, including simplifying, reduced, mixed numbers and improper form, and basic operations. Examples and diagrams are included to help demonstrate each topic.
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Other

Dan's Math: Basic Skills Topics

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
College professor Dan Bach offers a review of various basic topics in arithmetic, pre-algebra, and algebra. Order of operations, exponents, square roots, variables, and combining terms are just a few of the many topics covered.
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Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Fraction Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
This activity allows the student to practice simplifying, converting, and multiplying decimals, percentages, and fractions. There are 3 levels of difficulty and the time limit may be set from no limit to 60 seconds. Additional...
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Wyzant

Wyzant: Fractions With Negative Exponents Worksheet

For Students 9th - 10th
Ten examples are provided from WyzAnt (along with an answer sheet) for the students to practice simplifying problems with negative exponents. The first five examples have bases which are not fractions while the last half of the examples...
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Wyzant

Wyzant: Simplifying Fractions With Negative Exponents

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The tutorial illustrates how to simplify negative exponents. Students review the lesson and then check for understanding by completing the practice problems.
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Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Fraction Four

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Students play a generalized version of connect four, gaining the chance to place a piece after simplifying fractions, converting fractions to decimals and percentages, and answering algebra questions involving fractions. Choose...
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Purple Math

Purplemath: Partial Fraction Decomposition: General Techniques

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Partial-fraction decomposition is the process of starting with the simplified answer and taking it back apart, of "decomposing" the final expression into its initial polynomial fractions. This reference material demonstrates the...
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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Using Rational Numbers

For Students 6th - 8th
This site offers simple examples for adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing rational numbers. It also provides examples of writing fractions in simplest form and as mixed numbers or improper fractions. Students can test their...
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Wyzant

Wyzant: Negative Exponents of Fractions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
WyzAnt reviews how to simplify fractional expressions that contain negative exponents and then lets you practice using the online worksheet.
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Other

Mathpower: Math Fundamental Assignments

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Math variety of concepts, this colorful website is sure to give your students the chance show what they know. Concepts covered include rounding, division with decimals, order of operations, ratio, percent, multiplication, and division of...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: 2.2 Dividing Rational Expressions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This section investigates the process for dividing rational expressions that are written as fractions. Additionally, it provides opportunities to explore different processes for simplifying rational expressions written as fractions prior...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Combining Like Terms With Rational Coefficients

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Practice combining like terms for expressions that have rational coefficients. This requires adding and subtracting fractions. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or...
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Algebra Review: Reducing Fractions (Simplest Form)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Find a quick, concise explanation of how to find the simplest or lowest form of a fraction. An example is given and clearly explained.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Fraction Operations, Rates, Ratios

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Twenty-five problems presented on the topics: evaluating expression with fractional values, fraction operations, rates, and ratios. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of...
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Wyzant

Wyzant: Negative Exponents Worksheet

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
At this site from WyzAnt, students are given twenty questions to solve, each involving a number base raised to a negative number exponent. A space for the students answer is provided before having the site grade the worksheet. Questions...