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Fraction Basics

iOS Universal

This free video app provides a quick and simple way for you to learn and understand the basics behind fractions. There are 12 computer animated videos on understanding fractions, improper fractions & mixed fractions, equivalent fractions, adding fractions, adding fractions examples, subtracting fractions, multiplying fractions, multiplying fractions examples, dividing fractions, dividing fractions examples, convert fraction to percent, convert decimal to fraction. Each of these videos is divided into several different parts that you can easily skipped to. These videos are:

1. Understanding Fractions
•Introduction
•Numerator, denominator of a fraction & proper fractions
•What does fraction means?
•Improper fraction & mixed fraction
•Comparing improper fraction & mixed fraction

2. Improper & Mixed Fractions
•Introduction
•Proper fractions & improper fractions
•Convert improper fractions to mixed fractions
•Quicker way of converting improper fractions to mixed fractions
•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 division?
•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
•Convert an improper fraction to a mixed fraction after adding

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)
•Convert an improper fraction to a mixed fraction after adding

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
•Convert an improper to a mixed fraction after subtracting

7. Multiplying Fractions
•Introduction
•Example 1: Multiplying two proper fractions
•Examine how multiplying fractions work in Example 1
•Example 2: Multiplying two fractions & simplify the result
•Example 3: Multiplying a proper and a mixed fraction & simplify 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
•Simplify before multiplying for Example 3

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
•Further simplifying the expression in Example 2

10. Dividing Fractions Examples
•Example 1: Dividing two proper fractions
•Example 2: Dividing a proper fraction with a mixed fraction
•Converting the mixed fraction before dividing in Example 2
•Example 3: Dividing two mixed fractions
•Further simplifying the expression in Example 3

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
•Converting three fourths to percent

12. Convert Decimal to Fraction
•Introduction
•Analyze the fraction, one halves
•Example 1: Convert 0.5 to a fraction
•Example 2: Convert 0.19 to a fraction
•Example 3: Convert 0.128 to a fraction

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Additional six videos. These videos are:
1. Multiplying Fractions
2. Multiplying Fractions Examples
3. Dividing Fractions
4. Dividing Fractions Examples
5. Convert Fraction to Percent
6. Convert Decimal to Fraction