On his website andertoons.com, illustrator Mark Anderson has a cartoon in which a boy is handing his teacher an assignment. “To show how well I understand fractions,” he says, “I only did half of my ...

Using a calculator can help to complete fraction arithmetic but it is important to know how your calculator completes the calculations.

Ah, math. It’s why I became an English major. But now math is spinning back around and haunting me in the form of my fifth grader. Last night, I found myself dealing with how to multiply fractions as ...

This lesson uses models to convert mixed numbers to improper fractions. This lesson uses models to convert mixed numbers to improper fractions.

Are you in Key Stage 2 and studying for the 2025 maths SATs? We've got you! The KS2 Arithmetic paper will ask you questions which really test your maths skills. So if you’re puzzled by percentages, ...

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