841 Math Blog

[1] Find the LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR

[2] Add up the numerators with the new denominator

[3] Simplify fraction

Adding Mixed Numbers
[1] Convert the mixed numbers into IMPROPER FRACTIONS
[2] Find the lowest common denominator
[3] Add up the numerators with the new denominator

[4] Convert the fraction to a mixed number

[5] Simplify fraction

[1] Find the lowest common denominator

[2] Subtract the numerators with the new denominator

[3] Simplify fraction

[1] Multiply the numerators together

[2] Multiply the denominators together

[3] Simplify fraction

[1] Convert the mixed numbers into improper fractions

[2] Multiply the numerators together

[3] Multiply the denominators together

[4] Convert the fraction to a mixed number

[5] Simplify fraction

[1] Turn the second fraction into a reciprocal (upside down)

[2] Multiply the first fraction to the second fraction

[3] Convert the fraction to a mixed number

[4] Simplify fraction

[1] Convert the mixed numbers into improper fractions

[2] Find the reciprocal of the second fraction

[3] Multiply the first fraction to the second fraction

[4] Convert the fraction to a mixed number

[5] Simplify fraction

It takes 2 1/4 scoops of flour to make one cake. How many cakes do 15 scoops of flour make?

One day in WInnipeg with 10 1/2 hours of daylight, it was sunny for 1/3 of that time. For how many hours was it sunny that day?