Fraction Basics

Learn fraction basics with a fun experience in this one-stop math app.

Fraction Basics is now part of the Zapzapmath Home family!

This video app teaches you the core concepts of fractions in 12 animated videos featuring Zapzapmath's Mathlings.

This video app is divided into the following parts listed below to help you build a strong foundation in fractions:

1. Understanding Fractions

• Introduction

• Numerator, denominator of a fraction & proper fractions

• The meaning of fractions

• Improper fractions & mixed fractions

2. Improper & Mixed Fractions

• Introduction

• Proper fractions & improper fractions

• Convert an improper fraction to a mixed fraction

• Convert mixed fractions to improper fractions

3. Equivalent Fractions

• What are equivalent fractions?

• Examine equivalent fractions visually (by multiplication)

• Reasoning behind equivalent fractions

• Can we get equivalent fractions by addition or subtraction?

4. Adding Fractions

• Introduction: Quick recap on fractions

• Basics behind adding fractions with like denominators

• Basics behind adding fractions with unlike denominators

• Example on adding fractions with unlike denominators

5. Adding Fractions Examples

• Example 1: Adding a whole number with a proper fraction

• Quick way of adding for Example 1 above

• Example 2: Adding a mixed fraction with a proper fraction (Like Denominators)

• Example 3: Adding a mixed fraction with a proper fraction (Unlike Denominators)

6. Subtracting Fractions

• Introduction: The idea behind subtracting fractions

• Visually examine how the subtraction works

• Example 1: Subtracting two fractions with unlike denominators

• Example 2: Subtracting a proper fraction with a mixed fraction

7. Multiplying Fractions

• Introduction

• Example 1: Multiplying two proper fractions

• Examine how multiplying fractions work in Example 1

• Example 2: Multiplying two fractions & simplifying the result

8. Multiplying Fractions Examples

• Introduction

• Example 1: Simplify before multiplying two proper fractions

• Example 2: More on simplifying fractions before multiplying

• Example 3: Multiplying two mixed fractions

9. Dividing Fractions

• Introduction

• Example 1: Dividing two proper fractions

• Examine the ideas behind dividing fractions in Example 1

• Example 2: Another example on dividing fractions

10. Dividing Fractions Examples

• Example 1: Dividing two proper fractions

• Example 2: Dividing a proper fraction with a mixed fraction

• Converting the mixed fraction to an improper fraction before dividing

• Example 3: Dividing two mixed fractions

11. Convert Fraction to Percent

• Introduction

• Converting two fifths to percent

• Examine the percentage when the numerator is increased

• A quicker way of converting two fifths to percent

12. Convert Decimal to Fraction

• Introduction

• Analyze the fraction, one half

• Examples

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