Decimal to Simplified Fraction, Decimals, Pre-Algebra

Visual models support young mathematicians as they deepen their fractional number sense in this elementary math lesson. Using fraction circle manipulatives, children explore basic unit fractions as they develop the fundamental...

Visual models are a great tool for demonstrating the concept of equivalent fractions. Given two pictures, young mathematicians first identify each fraction and then write an explanation for why they are equivalent. Use as a guided...

Why is six-tenths equivalent to sixty-hundredths? This is the question learners are tasked to explain in writing as well as with a picture.

Visual models support young mathematicians with exploring equivalent fractions. Starting with a quick warm-up problem, children go on to work through a series of guiding practice problems before working with a partner identifying and...

Approach fractions with these visual models which serve to reinforce numerators and denominators as well as simplifying improper fractions. Scholars examine segmented shapes and fill in a fraction to represent the shaded region. For the...

Here is a great video explaining multiplying a fraction by a whole number. Sal shows students how to put a whole number over 1 to multiply it by a fraction. He simplifies his answer and writes it as a mixed number.

Students observe Sal identify parts of a fraction. He draws a pentagon and 'cuts' it into five equal slices. Next, he removes two 'slices' and writes the remaining portion as a fraction, explaining what each part represents.

The instructor demonstrates how to convert a terminating decimal to a fraction. She calculates a base 10 denominator and then reduces the fraction to simplest form.

Complex fractions? They might start out complex, but if you watch the instructor explain how to change it to a division problem, it won't be so complex anymore.

In this activity, students explore the meaning and purpose of equivalent fractions. They also practice writing fractions that meet a given criteria.