Montreal, August 27, 2013 — If 3 is greater than 2, then ⅓ must be bigger than ½ ­— right? Wrong. As thousands of students head back to school next week, many will use exactly that kind of thinking ...

Identify and represent fractions (equal parts of a whole) using pictures and words. Explore the concept of fractions as equal parts of a whole. Identify and represent fractions using pictures and ...

Have you ever tried to add or subtract fractions that have different denominators? It’s tricky, right? Join Ms. Susanna Post in this lesson to learn how to solve these types of challenging problems!

The fraction may be simplified when the numerator and denominator have a common factor greater than one. Units are often referred to as ones. Eg, 4∙2 has 4 units and 2 tenths, or you could say 4∙2 has ...

Earlier this year, a first-time academic author published a new mathematical study in the journal Research in Number Theory. The twist? The researcher, Christopher Havens, is also serving a 25-year ...

It’s surprisingly difficult to prove one of the most basic properties of a number: whether it can be written as a fraction. A broad new method can help settle this ancient question. In June 1978, the ...