Fractions, decimals and percentages. Index


3rd year of secondary education.

INDEX
	Introduction Aims Fractions. Explanation. Equivalent fractions. Finding a common denominator. Comparing fractions. Operations with fractions Adding and subtracting. Operations with fractions. Multiplying and dividing. Rational numbers. Changing fractions to decimals. Rational numbers. Percentages. Percentages and fractions. Working with percentages.

Fractions, decimals and percentages.

INTRODUCTION

This unit introduces the concept of rational numbers based on the concept of fractions of whole numbers.

In the first section we explain the concepts of fractions and equivalent fractions as well as how to find a common denominator in order to compare fractions.

In the second section we look at how to add, subtract, multiply and divide fractions.

In the third section we look at other ways of representing fractions as decimals and focus on the concept of rational numbers.

The final part of the unit gives examples of how to apply fractions and percentages to everyday situations.

AIMS

To understand what a fraction is.
To be able to compare fractions.
To carry out different arithmetic operations with fractions.
To be able to express a fraction as a decimal.
To understand which decimal numbers are rational numbers.
To use percentages in different operations.

Ángela Núñez Castaín


	Spanish Ministry of Education. Year 2001

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