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Fractions is an area that a lot of kids find hard to understand. One of the problems with fractions is that they have different meanings depending on the context.

For example, you can eat half an apple or cut an orange into fourths. But you can also put the number one-half on a number line, measure a line 3 1/2 cm long, or find a fourth of 24.

Once the concept of fractions as numbers and fractions as parts of a whole has been understood, your child will be well on their way to developing a sound understanding of fractions.

We have a selection of different fraction calculators which will help you to add, subtract, multiply and divide fractions.

Our fraction calculators will also:

• convert fractions to simplest form;
• convert improper fractions to mixed fractions, and mixed fractions to improper fractions;
• convert fractions to decimals and percentages;
• convert decimals and percentages to fractions.

Below are some common conversions for fractions into decimals and percents.

Where a digit is underlined, it means that the number has been rounded to 3 decimal places, or to the nearest 0.1%.

Here is our collection of printable fraction information cards.

Each card has a fraction in the middle and a range of different representations of the fractions around the outside.

It is a great resource for developing fraction knowledge and useful for any fraction display.

Each card also contains decimal and percent facts for each fraction.

There are 3 versions of each card, one for display and two worksheets which test the children on their fraction knowledge.

Using these cards will help your child to:

• understand different representation of a range of fractions;
• begin to learn how to place fractions correctly on a fraction line;
• know decimal and percent equivalence for each fraction;
• being to learn about fraction equivalences.

These cards will help your child get to grips with fractions in a visual and fun way.

Here you will find a selection of Fraction Strips designed to help your child understand their unit Fractions.

Using Fraction Strips is a great way to learn your Fraction facts and help you to understand exactly how much fractions are worth.

Using these fraction strips will help your child to:

• understand Fraction as lengths;
• understand equivalent fractions;
• understand visually how much each unit fraction is worth.

Here you will find a selection of Fraction Flash Cards designed to help your child learn their Fractions.

Using these flashcards will help your child to:

• understand fractions as parts of a whole;
• practice their equivalent fraction facts.

This support page introduces mixed numbers with some examples and an interactive teaching app.

There are also some practice worksheets to help you identify and write mixed numbers.

Equivalent fractions are fractions which have the same value as each other.

We have a support page to help you understand all about equivalent fractions, and also some equivalent fractions worksheets.

This is also sometimes called reducing fractions to their simplest form.

This involves dividing both the numerator and denominator by a common factor to reduce the fraction to the equivalent fraction with the smallest possible numerator and denominator.

The printable fraction page below contains more support, examples and practice about simplifying fractions.

This support page shows how to convert improper fractions to mixed numbers, and how to convert mixed numbers to improper fractions.

You will also find printable support sheets, and several practice math worksheets for this learning fractions skill.

Adding and subtracting fractions works differently from adding and subtracting integers or decimals.

The printable learning fractions pages below contains more support, examples and practice adding and subtracting fractions.

The printable fraction pages below contains more support, examples and practice multiplying and dividing fractions.

To convert a fraction to a percentage follows on simply from converting a fraction to a decimal.

Simply divide the numerator by the denominator to give you the decimal form. Then multiply the result by 100 to change the decimal into a percentage.

The printable learning fraction page below contains more support, examples and practice converting fractions to decimals.

Often when we are talking about and using fractions, we are looking at fractions of numbers or quantities.

To find a fraction of a number or quantity, we need to first divide the number or quantity by the denominator. Then multiply this by the numerator to give the answer.

The printable learning fractions page below contains more support, examples and practice finding fractions of numbers.

Here is our collection of Math games involving fractions.

These games are suitable for kids aged from 3rd grade and upwards.

Playing games is a great way to learn fraction skills in a fun way.

Fraction equivalence, fraction to decimal conversion and properties of fractions are all explored in our fun games to play.

This interactive fraction builder is a great way of exploring fractions and having a go at some online fraction challenges.

It has been created by PhET Interactive Simulations from the University of Colorado.

You can create fractions and mixed fractions as well as trying some interactive fraction challenges.

The Math Salamanders hope you enjoy using these free printable Math worksheets and all our other Math games and resources.

We welcome any comments about our site or worksheets on the Facebook comments box at the bottom of every page.