Fractions 0.0 / 5 ? MathematicsFractions, decimals and percentagesGCSEAQA Created by: mm2004Created on: 18-09-18 18:24 How do you cancel down a fraction? To cancel down or simplify a fraction, divide the top and bottom by a number that goes into them both until they won't simplify further. 1 of 10 How do you write a mixed number as an improper fraction? Multiply the whole number by the denominator, add that answer to the numerator, then write that answer over the denominator 2 of 10 How do you convert from an improper fraction to a mixed number? Divide the numerator by the denominator. The answer is the integer part and the remainder becomes the numerator of the fraction. 3 of 10 How do you multiply a fraction? Cancel down by dividing the numerators and denominators of both fractions, then multiply the top and bottom numbers separately. 4 of 10 How do you divide a fraction? Turn the 2nd fraction upside down then multiply it 5 of 10 How do you divide a mixed number? Turn them into improper fractions, turn the second improper fraction upside down then multiply 6 of 10 How do you find the common denominator? Find the lowest common multiple of all the denominators. To find the LCM, list all the denominators' multiples and find the smallest one 7 of 10 How do you add and subtract fractions including mixed numbers? Make sure the denominators are the same, then add or subtract the numerators. If +/- mixed numbers, convert them to improper fraction first. 8 of 10 How do you find a fraction of an amount? Divide the amount by the denominator, then multiply the answer by the numerator 9 of 10 How do you express something as a fraction? Write the first number mentioned over the second and cancel it down 10 of 10
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