Fractions Addition

Under Review

The Fractions Addition exercise set creates an infinite number of activities that focus on adding fractions.

Change the number of exercises

Click on the box labeled "Number of Exercises" in the options panel.
Type in a new number or use the up and down arrows to change the value. You can choose any number from 1 to 200.

Change the number of exercises in a row

Select "Exercises per Row" in the options panel.
Click the down arrow to choose a new number from the list or use Auto.

Notes:

If you are using the default auto settings, the number of questions per row will change automatically when you adjust the font size or the low/high number ranges.
For word problems exercises sets, you can only choose 1 or 2 exercises per row.

Change the row spacing

Set the spacing between rows of exercises in 100ths of an inch (25 = 1/4 inch, 40 = 1cm).

Select the input field for the Row Spacing option in the options pane.
Type a new value in the field or use the up and down arrows to increase or decrease the value. Valid range is 0 to 300.

Show title

To show the exercise set Title, select the check box for the Show Title option in the options pane.
To hide the exercise set title, deselect the check box.

Show instructions

To show the exercise set Instructions, select the check box for the Show Instructions option in the options pane.
To hide the exercise set instructions, deselect the check box.

Show the answer bank

To show the answer bank, select the check box for the Show Answer Bank option in the options pane.
To hide the answer bank, deselect the check box.

Show duplicate warning

When this option is selected, a warning is displayed if there are any duplicate exercises in the exercise set. To hide the duplicate warning, uncheck the Show Duplicate Warning option in the options pane.

Enforce common denominators

To enforce common denominators in each exercise, select the check box for the Common Denominators option in the options pane.
To allow mixed denominators in each exercise, deselect the check box for the Common Denominators option in the options pane.

Note

If there are two or more options for Denominators for an exercise set - i.e. Addend 1, Addend 2 - when Common Denominators is checked, only the first Denominators values will be used for the questions. Example: Fractions Addition, if the denominators for Addend 1 are set to 3|6|9 and the denominators for Addend 2 are set to 4|5|10, only the 3|6|9 denominators will be used when Common Denominators is checked.

Show answers in lowest terms

To make sure answers are shown in their simplest form, check the box labeled "Answers in Lowest Terms" in the options panel.
If you want to allow answers that are equivalent but not simplified, uncheck the "Answers in Lowest Terms" box in the options panel.

Show answers as mixed numbers

To show answers as mixed numbers (whole numbers plus proper fractions), click in the check box to show a check mark for Answers as Mixed Numbers in the options pane.
To display the answers as improper fractions, click the check box to remove the check mark for Answers as Mixed Numbers in the options pane.

Control the renaming of answers

When No Renaming of Answers is checked, no renaming of answers is required; the fractional components of the answers will always be less than one. This options does not apply to improper fractions.

Change the question orientation

Select whether to have the questions appear in vertical or horizontal orientation. To set the question orientation, select the desired orientation option (Vertical or Horizontal) for the Exercise Orientation option in the options pane.

ADDEND 1 AND ADDEND 2

Change the denominators

To change the denominators, select the drop-down arrow for the Denominators option in the options pane.
Select the desired denominator values.
Click OK to apply the selected denominators.

Enforce lowest terms

To enforce lowest terms in each exercise, select the check box for the Lowest Terms option in the options pane.
To allow equivalent terms in each exercise, deselect the check box for the Lowest Terms option in the options pane.

Allow cardinal numbers

To allow cardinal numbers to be used with the fractions, click in the check box to place a check mark by Use Cardinal Numbers in the options pane.
To use just fractions with no cardinal numbers, click in the check box to remove the check mark by Use Cardinal Numbers in the options pane.

Change how cardinal numbers are displayed

To change how cardinal numbers are displayed, select a bubble by one of the choices for Display As in the options pane - Mixed Number, Improper Fraction, or Stand Alone (only a whole number, no fraction).

Change the range of values

To achieve values within a set range, set the the high end of the range and the low end of the range.

To set the high end of the range, select the input field for the Range High option in the options pane and enter a new value to the maximum allowed for that exercise.
To set the low end of the range, select the input field for the Range Low option in the options pane and enter a new value to the minimum allowed for that exercise.