When you're multiplying fractions by an integer (or a whole number) you multiply the numerator of the fraction by the whole number, whilst the denominator of the fraction stays the same. Think about ...

In Charlene Tate Nichols’ math class, seventh-graders can calculate how long it takes for a rumor to spread to 8,000 students. The students are learning the exponential powers of the multiplication ...

NARRATION:Back in the deepest, darkest depths of time, there lived a great mathemagician called Hypatia. Numbers fell under her spell one by one. With them, Hypatia could do anything. Now Hypatia is ...

This lesson starts to building the understanding of fractions at the 2nd grade level This lesson starts to building the understanding of fractions at the 2nd grade level ...

How students are introduced to fractions in early grades affects how they approach more complicated mathematics—like algebra—in higher grades. It’s crucial that students learn how fractions behave ...

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 ...