A lot of students begin by finding a common denominator for the dividend and divisor when dividing by a fraction. And a lot of teachers intervene by saying, “Remember, you only need a common ...

“Who would draw a picture to divide 2/3 by 3/4?” asked Marina Ratner, a professor emerita of mathematics at the University of California at Berkeley, in a recent Wall Street Journal opinion piece.

In multiplying fractions, you simply multiply straight across the numerator and straight across the denominator. If you have "a" divided by "b" times "c" divided by "d," that just equals "a" times "c" ...

Fractions, often perceived as daunting, become manageable with the right approach. Addition and subtraction require finding a common denominator, while multiplication involves directly multiplying ...

Have you ever tried to add or subtract fractions that have different denominators? It’s tricky, right? Join Ms. Susanna Post in this lesson to learn how to solve these types of challenging problems!