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Arithmetic: Understanding Fractions

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The Standard Deviants begin this lesson by reviewing terminology related to fractions. After building on these terms, they explain how to add, subtract, and multiply fractions. Other topics covered include mixed numbers, improper fractions, common factors, and common denominators. Part of the "Arithmetic" series.

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Runtime: 12 minutes 34 seconds

Topic: Education, Mathematics
Subtopic: General Education, Mathematics
Grade/Interest Level: 5 - 8
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Release Year: 2009
Producer/Distributor: Cerebellum Corporation
Series: Arithmetic
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Woman with light brown, curly hair sits in a tan armchair in a studio with a wood floor and blue 3-dimensional background. She holds her hands up as she talks to the camera. Caption. "Anyway."

Man with light brown hair is in front of an orange 3-dimensional background. Caption. "Let's use a number line to help our friend with addition."

9 by 9 multiplication table is on screen next to a brunette woman wearing a bright orange shirt. Caption. "Then extending that process to other whole numbers."

Orange background with a white division symbol in the top left, a man with light brown hair in the top right, and the text, "divided by," across the bottom. Caption. "'goes into,' 'divided by,' and 'divisible.'"

Curly-haired brunette woman sits in a tan armchair in a studio. The text, "6.752," is across the bottom of the screen. Caption. "In 6.752 seconds."

Orange background with a man with light brown hair in the top left, a graphic of half of a pizza next to the text, "equals 1/2," in the top right, and the text, "1 of 2 pieces," across the bottom. Caption. "Now you are left with 1 of 2 slices."

Smiling man with black hair next to a graphic of a coordinate plane with the words, "Right angle," written over it in purple. Caption. "Okay, back to our discussion about our friend, the line."

Woman with light brown, curly hair sits in a tan armchair in a studio. A drawing of a brown ant is at the bottom of the screen. Caption. "And we can measure the distance."

Man with black hair sits in a yellow chair in a studio with a blue and green 3-dimensional background. The camera angle makes him look like his is coming out of the bottom right corner. Caption. "Let's look at examples."