Exercises

I. Read the following words paying attention to the pronunciations:

subtract, unlike, multiply, result, change, cross, equivalent, quotient.

II. Form verbs of the following nouns:

subtraction, multiplication, division, addition, difference, equality.

III. Make up sentences of your own using the words and expressions given below:

to change to, to cross out, must be changed, can be done, divide the result by, write over, write under.

IV. Answer the following questions:

1. What should one do in order to add fractions having the same denominator? (different denominators?) 2. What should one do in order to subtract fractions having the same denominator (different denominators?) 3. How do you multiply fractions having the same (different) denominators? 4. How do you multiply a mixed number and a fraction?

V. Put 6 questions to the text and answer them.

VI. Translate into Russian:

When fractions have a common denominator, they can be added by simply adding the numerators and writing the sum over the same denominator. Any fractions with a common denominator are subtracted by subtracting the numerator of the subtrahend fraction from that of the minuend fraction, and writing the remainder over the common denominator to form the remainder fraction. Thus to add or subtract fractions, first change them into ones with the L.C.D., and then add or subtract the numerators, writing the result as the numerator of a fraction with the common denominator. This fraction is the desired sum or difference respectively.

To multiply a fraction by a whole number, multiply the numerator by that number, and write the product as the numerator of a new fraction with the same denominator. This fraction is the desired product. In order to divide a fraction by any number, multiply the denominator by that number.

VII. Translate into English:

Чтобы сложить дроби с одинаковыми знаменателями, надо сложить их числители и оставить тот же знаменатель.

Чтобы сложить дроби с разными знаменателями, нужно предварительно привести их к наименьшему общему знаменателю, сложить их числители и написать общий знаменатель.

Чтобы вычесть дробь из дроби, нужно предварительно привести дроби к наименьшему общему знаменателю, затем из числителя уменьшенной дроби вычесть числитель вычитаемой дроби и под полученной разностью написать общий знаменатель.

Чтобы умножить дробь на целое число, нужно умножить на это целое число числитель и оставить тот же знаменатель.

Чтобы разделить дробь на целое число, нужно умножить на это число знаменатель, а числитель оставить тот же.

TEXT

Changing fractions

The numerator and denominator of a fraction may be multiplied by the same number without changing the value of the fraction. The resulting equivalent fraction is actually the same fraction expressed in higher terms.

To change a mixed number to an improper fraction we must: 1) multiply the denominator of the fraction by the whole number; 2) add the numerator of the fraction to the product of the multiplication; 3) write the result over the denominator.

To change an improper fraction to a whole or a mixed number we must divide the numerator by the denominator. If there should be a remainder, write it over the denominator. The resulting fraction should then be reduced to its lowest terms.

To change a whole number to an improper fraction with a specific denominator: 1) multiply the specific denominator and whole number; 2) write the result over the specific denominator.

Comparing Fractions. Fractions can be compared. To compare unlike fractions we must change them to equivalent fractions so that all have like denominators.

When fractions have different numerators but the same denominator, the fraction having the largest numerator has the greatest value.

When fractions have different denominators but the same numerator, the fraction having the largest denominator has the smallest value.

EXERCISES