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CHAPTER : INTRODUCTION TO FRACTIONS SKILLS FOR TRADES Construction related measurements and calculations require knowledge of fractions. Fractions are a way of expressing a part of something. If you cut a piece of wood, you are using a fraction of the whole board. If you go home from work at lunch, you are only working a fraction of the day. There are two parts to every fraction, the numerator and the denominator. The Numerator (top number) refers to a specific part of the whole. The Denominator (bottom number) identifies the number of equal parts into which the whole has been divided. Example: The fraction tells you what part of the figure below is shaded. Three of the eight equal parts are shaded. Therefore, the shaded portion represents of an inch. Darken or write fractions that represent the part of each inch that is indicated: ) ) " ) "

FRACTIONS IN WRITTEN FORM Write the correct fraction for each of these. ) A yard contains 6 inches. inches is what fraction of a yard? ) There are inches in a foot. inches is what fraction of the whole? ) cents is what fraction of a dollar? ) There are 6 ounces in a pound. What fraction of a pound is ounces? ) Alicia worked months of the year. What fraction of the year did Alicia work? 6) Laura has to cut 0 x s. This morning she cut 0. What fraction of the job has she completed? ) There are quarts in a gallon of paint. Tabitha used quart to paint the entryway. What fraction of the gallon did she use? ),000 people applied to the pipefitters apprenticeship program. The program accepted people. What fraction of the applicants were accepted?

EQUIVALENT FORMS OF FRACTIONS-VOCABULARY PROPER FRACTION- The numerator is less than the denominator. Examples: 6 A proper fraction is less than all the parts into which the whole is divided. The value of a proper fraction is always less than one. IMPROPER FRACTION- The numerator is equal to or larger than the denominator. Examples: An improper fraction may include all the parts into which a whole has been divided ( ), or it may include more than the total parts of the whole. The value of an improper fraction is either equal to or more than one. UNREDUCED FRACTION-The numerator is less than the denominator, but because it could be reduced, it isn t a proper fraction. Examples: 6 MIXED NUMBER- A whole number is written next to a proper fraction Examples: 0 6

REDUCING/SIMPLIFYING FRACTIONS Reducing or simplifying a fraction means writing it in its lowest term. Anyone who uses money is familiar with the concept of reducing fractions. A quarter is out of 00 pennies 00 or one of four quarters. 0 dimes equals dollar, therefore one dime equals 0 of a dollar. 0 out of 00 pennies has the same value, 0 cents, and is 0 written not as but in its simplified form as0. 00 Below are examples of simplifying fractions. Example : Simplify 00 Step ) First find a number that goes evenly into both the numerator and the denominator, in this case is the only number that will work. 00 Step ) Next, see if another number will go evenly into the now reduced fraction. If no further reduction is possible, then the fraction is said to be at its lowest terms. Example : Reduce Step ) Find a number that goes evenly into the numerator and denominator. In this example, both numbers can be divided evenly by. 6 Step ) Now that the fraction has been reduced once, check to see if it is possible to reduce it further. In this case, both numbers can be further divided by. 6 Step ) Now check again to determine if the fraction can be reduced further. If not, the fraction is at its lowest terms. can not be reduced: it is the answer. Remember that no matter how much the numerator and denominator are reduced, the value of the fraction remains equal to the original just as 0 out of 00 pennies is equal to out of 0 dimes.

Short cut: You can shorten the process if the numerator and denominator both end in zero, by crossing out the last zero in the numerator and the last zero in the denominator. This does not change the value, but does reduce the fraction. 0 Example : Simplify 00 Step ) Cross out a 0 at the end of each number. Since you can only cross out one zero in the numerator, you can only cross out one zero in the denominator. 0 00 0 Step ) Check to see whether another number goes evenly into both the numerator and denominator of the fraction. Since no other number goes evenly into both and 0 (besides ), the fraction is reduced as far as it will go. 0 Example : Reduce 00 Step ) Cross out ending zeros. 0 00 0 Step ) Reduce further by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by. 0 Step ) Check to determine if the fraction can be reduced further. It cannot. Simplify each fraction to the lowest term. ) 6 0 ) 60 ) 00 ) 0 ) 6) ) ) ) 00 0 0) 0 0 0 ) ) ) ) ) 6 0 00 0

REVIEW Fractional parts show equal divisions of a whole Fractions with the same number on the top and bottom equal a whole Answers to fraction problems should always be in lowest terms. ADDING AND SUBTRACTING FRACTIONS WITH THE SAME DENOMINATOR With this much information you can easily add or subtract fractions with the same denominators (bottom numbers) by adding or subtracting the numerators (top numbers) and keeping the denominator the same. To work problems with mixed numbers (whole numbers and fractions), add or subtract the fractions first and then move to the whole numbers. Remember to reduce to their lowest terms all the fractions in your answers. Example : Adding two fractions with the same denominator: + Step ) Add the numerators: + Step ) Write the sum from Step over the denominator: Example : Adding several fractions with a common denominator and reducing the answer to lowest terms: + + + + Example : Adding mixed numbers to fractions with the same denominator: + Step ) Add the fractions: + Step ) Place the whole number before the fraction: (When adding two or more sets of mixed numbers, first add the fractions and then add the whole numbers separately). Example : Subtracting one fraction from another with a common denominator: Step ) Subtract the numerators: Step ) Write the difference from Step over the common denominator: 6

Example : 6 0 0 Step ) Subtract the fractions and simplify/reduce: 0 0 0 Step ) Subtract the whole numbers: 6 Step ) Put the whole number to the left of the fraction: Work these problems. Simplify/reduce if possible: + + ) ) + ) 0 6 6 6 6 ) + + ) 6) 6 6 6 + ) ) 6 0) + + ) 6 6 6 0 ) ) 6 6 + ) ) 6) 0 0 + ) + 0 0 ) 6 ) 0 0 0 0 _ ) 6 0 + 0) + ) _ 0 6 ) + ) + 6 6 ) + ) Extra Effort 0 0 6) ) 600 600 ) 6 + + ) 0 _ 0)

Some problems contain a whole number and a mixed number (or a fraction) where there is nothing to be added or subtracted from the fraction. In this case, deal with the fraction first by transferring it directly to your answer, then move to the whole numbers. Example : + Step ) There is no fraction to be added to + / write / in the answer space Step ) There is no whole number to be added to. + /_ write in the answer space answer: / Example : + Step ) There is no fraction to be added to /. + / write / in the answer space Step ) There is a whole number,, to be added to + / write in the answer space answer: / Example : 6 6 Step ) There is no fraction to be subtracted from /. write 6 / - 6 / in the answer space Step ) There is a whole number, 6, to be subtracted from 6 6 / - 6 write 0 in the answer space answer: 0 /

Work these problems: ) + ) + ) + 6 ) + ) + + 0 6) 6 ) ) 6 ) + ) 0 ) 0) 6 6 ) + ) + ) + 6) _ ) + ) 00 0) 6 ) You can only add or subtract fractions that have the same denominators. To this point all the fractions have had the same denominators, but that isn t always the case. Turn the page to find out how to change problems with different denominators so that you can add or subtract them./

RAISING FRACTIONS To add and subtract fractions with different denominators you will also need to learn how to raise fractions to higher terms. (This creates improper fractions. That s okay leave them alone for now) There are ways to do this: one is by dividing the old denominator into the new.? Example : Raise to 0ths. 0 Step ) In this problem 0 becomes the new denominator. To find the new numerator, divide the old denominator Into the new one: 0 6 Step ) Then multiply the numerator by that number, (): 0 Step ) Check your answer by dividing the raised fraction by. 6 0 The second way to raise fractions is by multiplying. Multiply the old denominator by whatever it takes to get to the new one, then multiply the original numerator by the same number. What you do to the bottom number, you must do to the top.? Example : Raise to ths. Step ) In this problem becomes the new denominator. Multiply X to get Step ) Then multiply the numerator by that number, (): Step ) Check your answer by dividing the raised fraction by. Raise each fraction to higher terms. ) ) ) ) 6 ) 6) ) ) 0 00 6 ) 0) ) ) 6 ) ) ) 6) 6 6 0 0 0

CREATING MIXED/WHOLE NUMBERS FROM FRACTIONS When adding fractions, the answer may be an improper fraction, such as, a fraction that is greater than the whole. To finish solving a problem resulting in an improper fraction, you must convert it to a mixed number by dividing the denominator into the numerator and writing the remainder, if any, over the original denominator. 6 Example : Change to a mixed/whole number. 6 6 Step ) Divide the denominator into the numerator: Step ) Write the 6 as a whole number. (There is a remainder of ) Step ) Write the remainder as a fraction over the original denominator: 6 Step ) Reduce answer: 6 6 Example : Change 6 to a whole number Step ) Divide the denominator into the numerator 6 Step ) Write as a whole number (There is no remainder) Step ) No reducing necessary. The answer is. Practice changing improper fractions into mixed/whole numbers ) 00 ) ) 0 ) ) 6) ) 0 ) ) 0 6 0) ) ),000 ) 00 ) 6 )

HOW TO FIND THE COMMON DENOMINATOR A common denominator is that number which can be divided evenly by all the denominators in a problem. The smallest number that can be divided evenly by all denominators is called the lowest common denominator (LCD). First try using the largest denominator in the original problem as the LCD. Example: + Since can go into evenly, can be used as the common denominator. and Rewritten, the problem becomes + Answer: Solve these problems and reduce if necessary. ) + ) 6 ) + ) ) + + 0 6) + ) + ) ) 0) ) + + 6 ) + + 0 0 ) ) + + 6 6) + + ) + + 6 ) 0 ) ) 0) + + ) + + 6 6 0 ) + + ) + + ) 0 0 0 6 6

When none of the denominators will work as the (LCD), try: Going through the multiplication tables of the denominators to see if there are common multiples Multiplying small denominators together, then checking that number against any other denominator (sometimes ½ of this will work try it just to see) Multiply all the denominators together ( Use this if all else fails: it always Example : + + 6 works, but results in a VERY large number which means you will have a lot of reducing/simplifying to do at the end) Go through the multiplication table of the s. X 6 which cannot be divided by. X which cannot be divided by either 6 or. X which can denominator. Raise each fraction to ths. Rewrite and add: be divided by, 6 and. Use as the common 0 + + 0, 6, Answer (reduced): If there are whole numbers in the problem, deal with them separately Example : + Multiply the denominators to find the LCD: x 0 6 Raise each fraction to 0ths. and 0 0 6 Rewrite and add: + 0 0 0 Answer: 0

Solve these programs and simplify/reduce. ) 6 ). 0 + ) + 6 ) + 6 0 ) 6) ) + _ ) ) + 0) + ) 6 6 + ) + ) _ ) 6 ) 0 _ 6) ) + ) ) + 0 0) 6 ) + 6 Extra effort ) + + _ ) + 0 + ) + + _

BORROWING: A MULTI-STEP PROCESS In some cases, to solve a subtraction problem you will have to borrow from a whole number to create a needed fraction. This involves several critical steps: ) LCD (Identify/create the Lowest Common Denominator) ) Borrow from the larger whole number (never the smaller one) ) Change the borrowed into the fraction you need it to be you may NOT change the value of the number, but you may state it differently ($ can be a single bill or 0 dimes or quarters or 00 pennies) fractions with the same top and bottom numbers equal : 6 ; ; 6 ) Merge the fraction from the borrowed with that given in the problem (rewrite) ) Subtract Example : This is the easiest, involving only steps,, & (step is not needed) 6 Step ) LCD (you have only one: use rds as the LCD) There is nothing above the something., yet you have to subtract it from ( + ) Step ) Borrow from the, replacing the with a (+) Step ) Change (You need more rds) Change the (+) to You now have a workable subtraction problem. Step ) is not needed 6 Step ) Subtract

Example : The first fraction is smaller than the second fraction. Make it larger. Step ) LCD (you have only one: use ths as the LCD ( + ) Step ) Borrow from the, replacing it with (+) ( + ) Step ) Change the (+) into / 6 + Step ) Merge and rewrite the borrowed fraction with the problem 6 Step ) Subtract Practice borrowing by solving the following problems. Reduce if possible. 6 ) 6 ) 0 ) _ ) _ ) _ 6) 0 ) _ _ ) 6 ) 6 0) _ ) _ ) 0 ) ) _ ) ) 6 ) 6 6) 6 _ ) ) ) 0) _ ) ) 6 0 6

6) _ ) 0 ) 0 WORD PROBLEMS: ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION Many of the trades use word problems on their qualifying tests. Look for key words that tell you whether you need to add or subtract. Words such as sum or total, or any problem that asks you to combine more than two numbers can be solved through addition. Difference, left, & remaining are some key words that tell you this is a subtraction problem. Figuring out an increase or decrease also may involve subtraction, as does the concept of something getting smaller (cut, shrunk, eaten or lost). In setting up subtraction problems the larger number always goes above the smaller one. To be correct, each answer must include numbers and words or symbols. ) Vanessa cut off piece? inches from an inch brick. How long was the remaining ) Annette weighs pounds. When she puts on her lb. steel toed boots, how much does she weigh? pound tool belt and her ) LaShawn cut a length of PVC into three pieces measuring, How much PVC did she use?, 6 and.

) Sue only used her truck for work. Monday morning the odometer on the truck showed 60, miles. Back at home Friday afternoon it showed 60,0 miles. 0 0 How far did she travel to work that week? ) From an 0 pound bag of cement, Mary used pounds to make concrete. How much was left in the bag? 6) Kelly used up a box of nails to compete two projects. She used lbs of nails for the first project and nails for the second one. How heavy was the box originally? ) Before break, Crystal made up sets of nuts, bolts and washers. Before lunch, she made up more sets and after lunch, she finished another 0 sets. How many sets did she make? ) If you lower the speed of a cement mixer from rpms to slower does it spin? rpms, how much ) Rosa s pound work boots weighed 0 pounds after she worked in the mud all day. How much was the increase?

PERIMETER Perimeter is a measurement of the distance around an object. You will need to know how to measure perimeters to build a fence or to do other construction jobs that involve perimeters. To determine the perimeter of a shape, you must measure the sides, then add the sides together. Example: What is the perimeter of the following shape? /' 6 /' Add /' + /' (for each end of the figure) and 6 /' + 6 /' (for each side). The perimeter is then /6'. Use the symbol ' for feet and for inches. Note: Answers to perimeter problems must always include a unit of measurement. Determine the perimeter of the following shapes. ) ) ' ft 6 ft P P ) ) ) 6 6 yd yd yd 6 '' P P P yd 6) ) ) 6 '' 6 0 yard miles yard 0 miles P P P

PRACTICE PROBLEMS: ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION ) + 6 ) + ) ) ) 6) + 0 ) 0 ) + + 6 ) 0) ) 6 + 0 + ) 6 + 6 ) + + ) 6 ) + + 6 6) + 6 + ) + + 0 ) + + 6 0 6 ) 0) 6 ) 0 0 6 0 ) If a yard has sides:, 6, Extra Effort ) If the perimeter of a park is what length is the th side?, and, and sides are 6, what is its perimeter?,, and, ) The perimeter of a triangle is 6 yards. If one side is is 0 yards, how long is the remaining side? yards and another side 0

MULTIPLICATION OF FRACTIONS When multiplying fractions, you simply multiply the numerators together and the denominators together: no need for common denominators! Reduce/simplify if possible. Example: Step ) Multiply the numerators. x 6 6 Step ) Multiply the denominators x Answer: Multiply and reduce. ) ) ) ) ) 6 6) ) 0 ) ) 6 6 0) ) _ ) _ ) _ 6 ) ) _ Extra effort 6) _ 0 6 ) _ ) _ ) _ 0) _ ) _

Shortcut Cross canceling is a shortcut in multiplication of fractions. It is similar to simplifying or reducing. To cross cancel, divide any numerator and any denominator by a number that goes evenly into both. This process, though not required, makes the numbers smaller and, therefore, easier to multiply. Example: Step ) Cancel and by. and. Cross out the and the and replace them with and. Step ) Cancel and by. Cross out the and the and replace them with and. Step ) Multiply across by the new numbers. Step ) Simplify/ reduce. 6 Cross cancel and multiply. 0 ) 6 ) ) ) 0 ) 6) 6 0 ) ) ) 0 0 0) ) ) 0 6 ) ) )

When there are three fractions in an equation, check to see if you can cross cancel to simplify the problem. Multiply the first two numerators together then multiply that answer by the third numerator. Do the same for the denominators. Simplify/reduce. Example: Multiply the first two numerators then multiply the answer times the last numerator. 6 Multiply the first two denominators then multiply the answer times the last denominator. 0 6 Simplify/ reduce. 0 Multiply and simplify/reduce the following: ) ) ) 6 ) 6 ) 6 6) 6 ) ) ) 0) ) ) _ 0 ) ) ) 6) 0 ) ) _

CREATING IMPROPER FRACTIONS FROM WHOLE AND MIXED NUMBERS You cannot multiply fractions by whole or mixed numbers: you can only multiply a fraction by another fraction. To change a whole number into a fraction, use the given number as the numerator and put it over a as its denominator. To change a mixed number into an improper fraction multiply the denominator by the whole number and add the numerator. Place the total over the original denominator. This changes the whole/mixed number into an improper fraction without changing its value. Example : Change to an improper fraction. Place a under the, creating, which is an improper fraction. Example : Change to an improper fraction. Step ) Multiply the denominator by the whole number: Step ) Add the result to the numerator: + Step ) Place the total over the original denominator: Example : Change to an improper fraction. Step ) Step ) + Step ) Create improper fractions from the whole and mixed numbers below. ) ) ) ) ) 6) ) ) ) 0) 0 ) 0 ) ) ) ) 6) ) 6 ) 0) 6 0 )

Note: on this page all of the answers are left in improper fraction form! MULTIPLYING WITH MIXED NUMBERS Once you have converted whole or mixed numbers to improper fractions, multiply as shown in the following example: Example : 0 Step ) Write as an improper fraction. Step ) Cross cancel and 0 by. 0 Step ) Multiply the numerators and denominators. Step ) Simplify/reduce Example : 6 6 Step ) Change 6 to an improper fraction. 0 6 0 Step ) Cross cancel 0 and 6 by. 6 Cross cancel and by. Step ) Multiply the numerators and denominators. Step ) Simplify/reduce.

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WORD PROBLEMS: MULTIPLICATION Use multiplication to solve word problems that ask you to:. Find a part of something. Use the information given about one thing to determine the weight/size/cost of several things. Remember than fractional answers must be in simplified terms and include a word or symbol. ) From home to work Lynn has to drive miles. She usually stops for breakfast of the way there. How far has she already driven when she stops for breakfast? ) If one gallon of fresh water weighs pounds, what is the weight of gallons? ) For an entertainment center Kris plans to build, she wants four shelves that are each feet long. What is the total length of the four shelves Kris needs? ) Mary gets paid $/hour when she works overtime. If she worked hours overtime, how much would she be paid for the overtime work? Extra effort ( Hint: eliminate all but the essential numbers) ) While on a day vacation in Cancun, Aimee wanted to be outside hours a day. She spent of her days lounging at the beach. How many days did Aimee spend lounging at the beach? 6) If one fifty foot roll of inch copper tubing costs $., how much will rolls cost? _ ) Nancy makes $ an hour for regular time. When she works overtime she gets paid time and a half. If she works 6 hours overtime in one week, how much extra

pay will she get for the overtime worked? DIVISION OF FRACTIONS Now that you have mastered the processes required to multiply fractions, you are just one step away from division. To solve any division of fractions problem, remember:. You can only divide fractions by fractions, so change any whole/mixed numbers to improper fractions.. Invert (turn upside down) the fraction to the right of the division sign.. Change the division sign to a multiplication sign.. Multiply Example : Step ) is not needed Step ) Invert the fraction on the right ( ) to Step ) change to x : Cancel and by. 6 x Step ) Multiply and simplify/reduce Example : 6 Step ) Write as a fraction. 6 6 Step ) Invert 6 Step ) Change sign to x. 6 Cancel and 6 by 6. Step ) Multiply and simplify/reduce. Example : Step ) Change to an improper fraction: Step ) Invert Step ) Change sign to x.

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Word Problems: Division To solve division of fractions word problems, first read the problem and determine-- What is the entire thing to be evenly divided? Write that number first, followed by the sign. The last number represents how many will be sharing or made from the first. The concept is: The whole divided/cut/packaged into how many equal parts. Remember to invert the number to the right of the sign. Always simplify your answer and include a word or symbol. ) How many inches pieces can be cut from 0 inches of rebar? ) Kelly s goal was to run miles. She wanted to mark each mile with balloons. How many would she need? ) If Olivia needs yards of denim to make nail apron, how many can she make from yards of material? ) How many pound candles can be made from 0 pounds of candle wax? ) How many pound boxes of nails can be filled from 6 pounds of nails? 6) Sheet metal feet long is to be cut into foot pieces. How many can be cut? ) Leslie needs gallons to paint a room. If all the rooms she s painting are the same size, how many can she paint with gallons? ) Marisol and Agnes are on a diet. They want to split pound of chocolate evenly between them. How much would each get? 0

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