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Elementary Fractions & Stars indicate particularly interesting
answers or good places to begin browsing. Selected answers to
common questions: Adding and subtracting fractions. Finding a
least common denominator (LCD). Comparing/ordering fractions;
equivalent fractions. Improper fractions and mixed numbers.
Converting fractions to/from decimals. Rounding fractions and
decimals. Fractions and repeating decimals. - Borrowing and
Subtracting with Mixed Numbers [09/03/2008] For a problem like 3
1/3 - 2 2/5, how do I make the first fraction bigger then the
second one so that I can subtract them? Are there other ways to
do this kind of problem? - Borrowing in Subtraction in Various
Contexts [10/25/2006] An explanation of using borrowing to
calculate 12 5/11 minus 2 6/11 is extended to borrowing when
subtracting times, liquid measures, and other wholes and parts
in general. - Canceling and Reduc