Vocabulary
• Complex Fraction- are fractions where the numerator, denominator, or both are also fractions.– Example:
How to simplify a complex fraction.
Step 1: Write the fraction as a division problem.
Step 2: Multiply by the reciprocal.
Step 3: Simplify
How to change mixed numbers into improper fractions!
Step 1: take the whole number and multiply it by the denominator.
Step 2: Add the answer to the numerator Step 3: Put the answer over the original
denominator! Example:
Step 1: 5 x 4 = 20 Step 2: 20 + 1 = 21Step 3:
Finding Unit Rates with Complex Fractions!
Step 1: Write it as a division problemStep 2: Write the mixed number as a improper
fractionStep 3: Keep it, Switch it, Flip it!!! Step 4: Simplify/Label
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