Fractions & Decimals

Topic	Instructional Materials	Assignments	Khan Academy Online Materials
Introduction to Fractions	Number Power 2 – pg. 8-21 McGraw-Hill Basic Skills for the GED Test – pg. 215-236 Complete Pre-GED – pg. 723-728	Fraction Worksheets Number Sense: Fractions – Ch. 1-5	Introduction to Fractions Equivalent Fractions Common Denominators Comparing Fractions with Unlike Denominators #1 Comparing Fractions with Unlike Denominators #2 Decomposing Fractions Mixed Numbers Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions CK-12 Fractions Lessons
Adding Fractions	Number Power 2 – pg. 22-30 Mc-Graw-Hill Basic Skills for the GED Test – pg. 237-243 Complete Pre-GED – pg. 729-735 Number Power 6: Word Problems – pg. 40-60	Operations with Fractions Worksheets Number Sense: Fractions, Addition & Subtraction – Ch. 1-3	Adding and subtracting fractions Word problems Adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators Unlike Denominator Word Problems Visually adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators Adding and subtracting mixed numbers Adding and subtracting mixed number with unlike denominators CK-12 Adding Fractions Lessons
Subtracting Fractions	Number Power 2 – pg. 31-38 Mc-Graw-Hill Basic Skills for the GED Test – pg. 237-243 Complete Pre-GED – pg. 729-735	Number Sense: Fractions, Addition & Subtraction – Ch. 4-6	CK-12 Subtracting Fractions Lessons
Multiplying Fractions	Number Power 2 – pg. 39-46 Mc-Graw-Hill Basic Skills for the GED Test – pg. 245-249 Complete Pre-GED – pg. 736-739 Number Power 6: Word Problems – pg. 77-88	Number Sense: Fractions, Multiplication & Division – Ch. 1-3	Multiplying Fractions & Whole Numbers Multiplying Whole Numbers & Fractions Word Problems Multiplying Fractions by Fractions Multiplying Mixed Numbers Multiplying Fractions Word Problems CK-12 Multiplying Fractions Lessons
Dividing Fractions	Number Power 2 – pg. 47-59 McGraw-Hill Basic Skills for the GED Test – pg. 250-256 Complete Pre-GED – pg. 740-742	Number Sense: Fractions, Multiplication & Division – Ch. 4-6	Dividing fractions by fractions Dividing fractions and whole numbers word problems Dividing whole numbers by unit fractions Dividing unit fractions by whole numbers Fractions as division CK-12 Dividing Fractions Lessons
Introduction to Decimals	Number Power 2 – pg. 60-66 McGraw-Hill Basic Skills for the GED Test – pg. 257-264, 267-271 Math Skills for the Workforce – pg. 9-30 Complete Pre-GED – pg. 707-715	Decimal Worksheets	Decimals and Place Notation Regrouping Decimals Decimals on the Number Line Comparing Decimals CK-12 Decimals Lessons
Decimal/Fraction Conversion	Number Power 2 – pg. 67-69 McGraw-Hill Basic Skills for the GED Test – pg. 265-266	Conversion Worksheets More Conversion Worksheets Number Sense: Fractions – Ch. 6	Decimals & Fractions on the Number Line Rewriting Fractions as Decimals Decimal/Fraction Conversion
Adding & Subtracting Decimals	Number Power 2 – pg. 70-78 McGraw-Hill Basic Skills for the GED Test – pg. 272-274 Math Skills for the Workforce – pg. 31-46 Complete Pre-GED – pg. 716-717	Adding & Subtracting Decimal Worksheets	Adding & Subtracting Decimals CK-12 Adding Decimals Lessons CK-12 Subtracting Decimals Lessons
Multiplying Decimals	Number Power 2 – pg. 79-85 McGraw-Hill Basic Skills for the GED Test – pg. 274-275 Math Skills for the Workforce – pg. 47-58	Multiplying & Dividing Decimals Worksheets	Multiplying Decimals CK-12 Multiplying Decimals Lessons
Dividing Decimals	Number Power 2 – pg. 86-93 McGraw-Hill Basic Skills for the GED Test – pg. 276-277 Math Skills for the Workforce – pg. 59-72		Dividing Decimals CK-12 Dividing Decimals Lessons
Practice Questions for Review	Number Power 2 – pg. 58-59, 94-95 McGraw-Hill Basic Skills for the GED Test – pg. 278-283 Complete Pre-GED – pg. 743-744, 718-722	Number Sense: Fractions – Ch. 7 Number Sense: Fractions, Multiplication & Division – Ch. 7

Fraction Vocabulary

Cancel: To find values that will divide evenly into the numerators and denominators of
fractions to convert them into smaller fractions that are easier to work with
Denominator:The bottom number of a fraction – The denominator indicates the total
number of parts something is divided into
Equivalent: Fractions that are equal in value e.g. 5/10 and 6/12
Improper Fraction: A fraction in which the numerator is the same size or greater than
the denominator
Lowest Common Denominator: The smallest number that the denominators of two or
more fractions can be divided into
Lowest Terms: A fraction with a numerator and a denominator that can
only be divided evenly by itself and one
Mixed Number: A number that contains both a whole number and a fractional amount
Numerator: The top number in a fraction – The numerator indicates number of parts you
are focusing on
Proper Fraction: A fraction in which the numerator is smaller than the denominator
Reciprocal: The result of inverting numbers in a fraction ( 3/4 to 4/3 )
Reduce: To express a fraction in its lowest terms
Simplify: The same as reduce or change an improper fraction to a whole or mixed number
Unit Fraction: A positive fraction with 1 as the numerator