Heidi Aranda, center, from education company Math Solutions, holds up a poster detailing a fractional problem featuring cookies divided among students. The example problem was presented to third- and ...

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 ...

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Math has always been a bit difficult for our son. He is having a hard time getting the hang of fractions. Is there any way we can help him feel more at home with fractions? — Fraction Problem Children ...

Fractions are the basis for most higher-level mathematics. Students need to master the numerical values in earlier grades to tackle topics like algebra later. There’s only one hitch: Fractions can ...

This lesson uses models to convert mixed numbers to improper fractions. This lesson uses models to convert mixed numbers to improper fractions.

Many children never master fractions. When asked whether 12/13 + 7/8 was closest to 1, 2, 19, or 21, only 24% of a nationally representative sample of more than 20,000 US 8th graders answered ...