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Simplifying Fractions

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The Simplifying Fractions exercise set provides student with practice in reducing larger fractions to the smallest equivalent fractions.

Change the number of exercises

  1. Click on the box labeled "Number of Exercises" in the options panel.

  2. 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

  1. Select "Exercises per Row" in the options panel.

  2. 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).

  1. Select the input field for the Row Spacing option in the options pane.

  2. 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

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

  2. To hide the exercise set title, deselect the check box.

Show instructions

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

  2. To hide the exercise set instructions, deselect the check box.

Show the answer bank

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

  2. 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.

Change the fraction formats

To change how the fractions are displayed, select one or of the choices for Fraction Formats in the options pane - Proper Fractions, Improper Fraction, or Improper Fractions - No Remainders (the answer is a whole number).

Change the denominators

  1. To change the denominators, select the drop-down arrow for the Denominators option in the options pane.

  2. Select the desired denominator values.

  3. Click OK to apply the selected denominators.

Generate equivalent fractions

The Equivalent Fractions option determines whether equivalent fractions are generated based on the selected denominators. For example, when this option is selected, 1/2 might be displayed as 2/4 or 4/8 or 3/6.

  1. To generate additional equivalent fractions, click the check box to display a check mark for the Equivalent Fractions option in the options pane.

  2. To not generate equivalent fractions, click the check box to remove the check mark for the Equivalent Fractions option in the options pane.

CHANGE THE RANGE OF WHOLE NUMBER VALUES

If using Improper Fractions or Improper Fractions-No Remainders for Fraction Formats, the range of the whole numbers is set using Whole Number Values in the options pane.

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.

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

Note

To locate the range for any particular option, check the definition area at the bottom of the options pane when an option is selected. Some exercises allow negative values to be entered for either the high or low end of the range by using the hyphen as the negative sign, i.e. -10, -999, -1000.

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