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| Description | |
| Exercise Name: | Common denominators |
| Math Missions: | 4th grade (U.S.) Math Mission |
| Types of Problems: | 3 |
The Common denominators exercise appears under the 4th grade (U.S.) Math Mission. This exercise practices rewriting fractions to have the same denominator.
Types of problems[]
There are three types of problems in this exercise:
List the multiples of the denominator and find the common denomilator
Rewrite each fraction with a common denominator of __.
Find what number(s) you could use for the denominator.
- List the first five multiples of the denominator of each fraction in order.: This problem has two fractions and user is asked to list the first five multiples and find the common denominator of the fractions.
- Rewrite each fraction with a denominator of __.: This problem has two fractions and user is asked to rewrite them with a denominator of __.
- What number(s) could you use for the denominator?: This problem has two fractions and user is asked to find what number(s) they could use for the denominator. There may be more than one answer for this problem.
Strategies[]
Basic knowledge of fractions are required for this exercise.
- Although not needed, knowledge of multiplication is very helpful while doing this exercise.
Real-life Applications[]
- Fractions, decimals, and percents are used in many sports such as basketball to determine how many field goals the player has made over how many they attempted.