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Fractions

Fractions as divisions and as decimals, adding and multiplying fractions and mixed numbers, and fraction word problems.

14 topics83 episodes36 min in all

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  1. 1 Division of whole numbers as fractions 10 episodes · 4 min

    Sharing things equally, and writing a division as a fraction or a mixed number. Topic page ›

    1. 1.1 Three pancakes for five children 0:17
    2. 1.2 Two cereal bars for three children 0:16
    3. 1.3 Ten buns for four children 0:30
    4. 1.4 Divisions as mixed numbers 0:22
    5. 1.5 Fractions as divisions 0:27
    6. 1.6 Flour shared into nine portions 0:21
    7. 1.7 A rope cut into five pieces 0:28
    8. 1.8 Lemonade poured into seven jugs 0:29
    9. 1.9 How many times as long as the eraser 0:27
    10. 1.10 Soya milk shared among sixteen cups 0:21
  2. 2 Converting fractions to decimals 8 episodes · 3 min

    Turning a fraction into a decimal by dividing, and rounding it to 2 decimal places. Topic page ›

    1. 2.1 Fractions as decimals 0:32
    2. 2.2 Divide, then round to 2 decimal places 0:27
    3. 2.3 Decimals by calculator, correct to 2 places 0:39
    4. 2.4 A wire cut into five parts 0:28
    5. 2.5 The cost of one bead 0:17
    6. 2.6 A hose cut into thirty pieces 0:20
    7. 2.7 Peanuts and cashew nuts 0:22
    8. 2.8 Lemonade left in the jug 0:23
  3. 3 Recall: adding and subtracting fractions 4 episodes · 2 min

    A recap of adding and subtracting fractions whose bottom numbers are different. Topic page ›

    1. 3.1 Adding fractions with different bottoms 0:27
    2. 3.2 Subtracting fractions with different bottoms 0:28
    3. 3.3 Milk left in the bottle 0:21
    4. 3.4 The length of Rope Q 0:18
  4. 4 Adding and subtracting mixed numbers 9 episodes · 4 min

    Adding and subtracting mixed numbers, and word problems that use them. Topic page ›

    1. 4.1 Adding mixed numbers 0:40
    2. 4.2 Subtracting mixed numbers 0:38
    3. 4.3 Water in a full bucket 0:17
    4. 4.4 Rice left after the party 0:16
    5. 4.5 How far Lin cycled 0:16
    6. 4.6 How far Kiri and Daniel ran 0:21
    7. 4.7 Soup in the pot at the end 0:26
    8. 4.8 The length of the white rope 0:24
    9. 4.9 Cloth bought in total 0:25
  5. 5 Recall: fraction of a set 4 episodes · 1 min

    A recap of finding a fraction of a group of things or of a number. Topic page ›

    1. 5.1 Loops round groups of dots 0:23
    2. 5.2 A fraction of a number 0:24
    3. 5.3 Silver stickers 0:20
    4. 5.4 Red-bean and coconut buns 0:17
  6. 6 Multiplying a proper fraction and a whole number 6 episodes · 3 min

    Multiplying a fraction by a whole number, and word problems that use it. Topic page ›

    1. 6.1 Multiply, then find the word 0:31
    2. 6.2 Mixed-number answers and a code word 0:41
    3. 6.3 Water for the vegetable beds 0:26
    4. 6.4 Paper that can and cannot be made new 0:22
    5. 6.5 How far Nadia walked 0:21
    6. 6.6 Chicken dumplings 0:23
  7. 7 Multiplying an improper fraction and a whole number 3 episodes · 1 min

    Multiplying an improper fraction by a whole number, and writing the answer as a mixed number. Topic page ›

    1. 7.1 Seven quarters, three times 0:18
    2. 7.2 Eight fifths, four times 0:19
    3. 7.3 Improper fractions times whole numbers 0:22
  8. 8 Multiplying two proper fractions 6 episodes · 3 min

    Multiplying two fractions, seen as a fraction of a fraction, with word problems. Topic page ›

    1. 8.1 Half of a third, two fifths of a half 0:44
    2. 8.2 Two proper fractions multiplied 0:25
    3. 8.3 Cheese on the pizza 0:24
    4. 8.4 Bookmarks from the book fair money 0:23
    5. 8.5 Striped blue marbles 0:26
    6. 8.6 Girls in the choir who read music 0:28
  9. 9 Multiplying a proper fraction and an improper fraction 4 episodes · 2 min

    Multiplying a fraction by an improper fraction, with the answer as a mixed number. Topic page ›

    1. 9.1 A third of four thirds 0:29
    2. 9.2 A proper fraction times an improper fraction 0:21
    3. 9.3 Products as mixed numbers 0:31
    4. 9.4 The area of a rug 0:32
  10. 10 Multiplying two improper fractions 3 episodes · 2 min

    Multiplying two improper fractions and writing the answer in its simplest form. Topic page ›

    1. 10.1 Of and the product of 0:35
    2. 10.2 Two improper fractions that make a whole number 0:18
    3. 10.3 Two improper fractions multiplied 0:37
  11. 11 Multiplying a mixed number and a whole number 7 episodes · 3 min

    Multiplying a mixed number by a whole number: the wholes first, then the fraction. Topic page ›

    1. 11.1 Circles of mixed numbers, multiplied 0:37
    2. 11.2 Four products near 13, matched 0:30
    3. 11.3 Mixed numbers times whole numbers 0:32
    4. 11.4 Two times as heavy as Kiri 0:21
    5. 11.5 Perimeter of 3 square tiles in a row 0:26
    6. 11.6 Cloth for 7 curtains 0:25
    7. 11.7 Juice in 23 bottles 0:23
  12. 12 Fraction of a remainder 5 episodes · 2 min

    Finding what is left of a bar, then a fraction of what is left. Topic page ›

    1. 12.1 One third of the remainder 0:21
    2. 12.2 Two thirds of the remainder 0:21
    3. 12.3 Four fifths of the remainder 0:21
    4. 12.4 Five sixths of the remainder 0:22
    5. 12.5 One fifth of the remainder, cut again 0:26
  13. 13 Word problems 11 episodes · 5 min

    Word problems with a fraction of an amount and a fraction of the rest, solved with bar models. Topic page ›

    1. 13.1 Children who borrow comic books 0:25
    2. 13.2 Money spent on a water bottle 0:23
    3. 13.3 Cheese sandwiches 0:26
    4. 13.4 Girls at the funfair 0:26
    5. 13.5 The cost of the kettle 0:20
    6. 13.6 Money spent on snacks 0:26
    7. 13.7 A fifth of a number, then a quarter 0:21
    8. 13.8 Perimeter and area of a vegetable garden 0:34
    9. 13.9 Bicycle and helmet — the difference 0:29
    10. 13.10 Storybooks and information books 0:29
    11. 13.11 Mrs Suda's buns 0:30
  14. 14 Thinking questions 3 episodes · 2 min

    Puzzles: a rectangle inside a square, the money someone started with, and a fifth of a drink against a fifth of a litre. Topic page ›

    1. 14.1 A rectangle inside a 1 m square 0:27
    2. 14.2 How much money Siti started with 0:41
    3. 14.3 A fifth of the lemonade, or a fifth of a litre 0:28