INSTRUCTIONS
Rename to Higher Terms uses number lines to demonstrate
how a fraction can be renamed to higher terms.
The following equivalent fractions were made
from Rename In Higher Terms:
When the program starts, you will be shown a fraction pointed to by the red arrow. The denominator of an equivalent fraction
will be given. You are to identify the numerator so that you will have an equivelent fraction.
The equivalent fraction can be written by multiplying
the numerator and denominator of the first fraction by the same
number. In the example below, both the numerator and denominator
are multiplied by 4. Actually, we are multiplying the fraction by
4/4, a form of one. Written out, the example would look like this:
The 4 is arrived at by asking, "What times
the denominator 3 equals 12?". Since the denominator is multiplied
by 4 then the numerator must be multiplied by 4 to make an equivalent
fraction.
When a correct numerator is entered, a second
number line will appear. The arrow along the second number line
is the same distance as the first. Although there are more
parts in the second number line the parts are smaller, making the
two fractions equivalent. |