“What is a fraction?” asked Denise Pusateri, JPS mathematics coordinator, to a group of fifth and sixth grade teachers. The question may seem to have an easy answer but with the new Common Core ...

Students build the foundations for dividing a whole number by a unit fractions This lesson helps students build the foundations for dividing a whole number by a unit ...

Fractions and decimals are linked. They are both ways of representing parts of a whole. Even though they look different, fractions can have the same value as decimals and decimals can have the same ...

A fraction can be written in different ways and still mean the same thing. These are called equivalent fractions. Look at the shaded areas in these rectangles. So \(\frac{3}{5} = \frac{6}{{10}}\). You ...