[Help] I need help with fractions! Updates to this post /post/286882-i-need-help-with-fractions Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:39:59 +0100 Reply from roenmcgloan /post/286882-i-need-help-with-fractions#reply-5081925 There’s a good site called math.com that gives easy step by step instructions. Or you can google “multiplying fractions” to find another site.

First, you make sure everything is in the lowest terms…so 3/15 becomes 1/5…simple division. 5 doesn’t go into 18 and 6 doesn’t go into 17, so those are fine.

In this case, all you do is multiply across. Multiply all the numerators (top numbers) together and that’s your new top number, then multiply all the denominators (bottom numbers) together and that’s your new bottom number, then simplify it.

so 1 * 5 * 6 over 5 * 18 * 17, so 30 over 1530

Then you divide out how many times 30 goes into 1530.

]]> roenmcgloan Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:18:51 +0100 Reply from musicalpeac /post/286882-i-need-help-with-fractions#reply-5081853 ugh i cant figure this out! its crazy! and the whole 5 out of 4 thing was funny! please if u can help i really need it i dont understand this at all and its the onlything i cant get!

]]> musicalpeac Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:19:00 +0100 Reply from musicalpeac /post/286882-i-need-help-with-fractions#reply-5081820 Multiplying! i have the basics down but i just got thrown this… 3/15*5/18*6/17…. the answer is 1/21… i know the answer cause the book has the answers but i cant seem to figure out how the heck it got to that! lol

]]> musicalpeac Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:52:11 +0100 Reply from THE INTERNET /post/286882-i-need-help-with-fractions#reply-5081818 aww I am terrible at fractions.
In fact, did you know that 5 out of every 4 people have trouble with them?
The more you know~

]]> THE INTERNET Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:51:16 +0100 Reply from Fuzzy Pepper /post/286882-i-need-help-with-fractions#reply-5081816 It would probably be easier if you asked your teacher, because math takes time, repetition, a good number sense, and some demonstration.

Besides, you did not tell us specifically what you need help with. Irregular fractions? Similar fractions? Multiplying? Dividing? Adding? All of the above?

]]> Fuzzy Pepper Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:48:30 +0100