Revise how to add, subtract, multiply and divide fractions, how to use a calculator for fractions and how to find fractions of amounts in this GCSE maths guide.

Such difficulties are not limited to fraction estimation problems nor do they end in 8th grade. On standard fraction addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems with equal ...

Still, be sure to also teach students the common denominator approach, since they don’t need to flip and multiply fractions in order to divide and conquer them.

In addition to emphasizing fractions as points on the number line, the common standards differ from previous standards in other important ways: They delay arithmetic with fractions until students ...