Fractions are everywhere!
Any intermediate level course in elementary arithmetic devotes an extensive section to fractions: to the concept of fractions, to reduction of fractions to lowest terms, and to addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of fractions. Fractions fill our daily life as well: if you stop and think of how many times you use the word “half” in a given day, you will surely end up with quite a large number.
Therefore, mastering fractions is required for both academic achievement and for comfort with the arithmetic skills required in daily life.
This book will provide an important part of the puzzle: how to express a fraction in lowest terms, since this is the cornerstone of the conventional notation for writing fractions.
Children who are gifted in mathematics from an early age usually master topics that are 3-5 years above the level of the topics in their school curriculum and textbooks. This can be a great first step for them towards extraordinary academic achievement (for example, the International Mathematics Olympiad) in the medium term, and to a distinguished career in Mathematics in the long term.
To encourage and support such gifted children, books like this one are a great idea; the drills and practice problems at steadily increasing levels of difficulty enable them to get better and better at a relatively advanced topic in less than a week; the fact that there is a very large number of practice problems can be used by them to solidify the lessons from their preparation, so that they retain 100% of what they have read.
The book can also be used by anyone, of any age, who requires a quick refresher course on the basics of fractions. This book fits neatly between a very basic introductory session on fractions, on notation, and on types of fractions – and a more advanced volume on operations involving fractions: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. There is a very broad target audience that will find this book interesting, educative, and useful.
Detailed solutions are available for all problems.
I wish all my readers the very best!
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