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1.2E: Exercises

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Practice Makes Perfect

Simplify Fractions

Simplify the following:

  1. 10863
  2. 120252
  3. 1421
  4. 210110
Answer
  1. 127
  2. 1021
  3. 23
  4. 2111
Multiply and Divide Fractions

Perform the operation:

  1. 34(49)
  2. (1415)(920)
  3. (6384)(4490)
  4. 3721
  5. 34÷111
  6. 518÷(1524)
  7. 815÷1225
  8. 34÷(12)
  9. 8211235
  10. 452
  11. 1312
Answer
  1. 13
  2. 2150
  3. 1130
  4. 9
  5. 334
  6. 49
  7. 109
  8. 116
  9. 109
  10. 25
  11. 23
Add and Subtract
  1. 712+58
  2. 712916
  3. 1330+2542
  4. 39562235
  5. 23(34)
  6. 13+14
  7. 23+16
Answer
  1. 2924
  2. 148
  3. 17105
  4. 5340
  5. 112
  6. 712
  7. 56
Order of Operations

Simplify

  1. 56344523
  2. 523235
  3. 742(85)9335
  4. 9(82)3(157)6(71)3(179)
  5. 213+15
Answer
  1. 97
  2. 8
  3. 116
  4. 52
  5. 154
Writing Exercises
  1. Why do you need a common denominator to add or subtract fractions? Explain.
  2. How do you find the LCD of 2 fractions?
  3. Explain how you find the reciprocal of a fraction.
  4. Explain how you find the reciprocal of a negative number.
Answer

Answers will vary.


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