Friday, May 11, 2018

Unit fraction computation exploration

What is 1/2 - 1/3?
How about 1/2 * 1/3?

What is 1/5 - 1/6?
How about 1/5 * 1/6?

What pattern do you see in the fractions above? 

Will this work for all unit fractions?  Why?  

Are there other fractions it will work for? 

Is there a pattern when you increase the common numerator? (i.e. 2/7-2/8?)



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