Help! We are sinking into the mire mathwise. Does anyone have a link to a site that will give me simple, step by step instructions in multuiplying fractions & whole numbers. I do NOT need to understand this. I simply need instructions I can follow without getting lost so I can show dd the steps she needs to achieve in order to arrive at a correct answer. We are using MUS but the amount of verbage has us completely lost & it is getting worse. We are NOT sequential thinkers so we do need step by step instructions we can just follow as this is not something we do naturally. Every site I've googled has me more confused than ever. Thanks ladies!
I'd really consider picking up Keu to Fractions. Very easy to understand and exactly what you want, step by easy step.
We jsut did this. First, you change the whole number or mixed number into an improper fraction. Then you multiply the numorators together, the denominators together. Last, you change the answer back into a mixed number and reduce. I'll look for a site that explains it.
Thank you. I'll try this. I know once Ditz gets the *picture* she'll run with it herself but at present we're both totally clueless. It's been over 40 yrs since I grappled with this stuff & I couldn't do it back then either.
I'm not strong in math either. I don't know which grade your DD is in, but that's one reason we love Teaching Textbooks. Might be something to look into for next year? They do all the explaining for you, and you can replay it and ask for additional help if needed. And they show each step, step-by-step. If you get an answer wrong, it'll show you the step-by-step process to figure it out. I realize you might not be able to switch math in the middle of the year like that, but I can't praise Teaching Textbooks highly enough. It has completely freed me from having to fret over that stuff (or rely on a tired DH to explain it at night).
chainging the whole number is easy too if you do it like --- 2x5/10= ___ 2=2x10 over ten, so 20/10x5/10= ( multiply straight across the top) 100/10
We used Keys to Fractions and it worked wonders! My ds had to do state testing last year for the first time, and scored in the 96th percentile for fractions, 87th percentile for stats and probability (Not quite the same but a bit connected). As a result, we are using keys to decimals this year, and will use keys to percentages next year.
If it's a whole number times a fraction, just put the whole number over 1 and then multiply across. 5 x 3/4 5/1 x 3/4 =15/4 then reduce it down to 3 3/4.
