The very word fractions is enough to send a chill down a non-maths specialist's spine and it's safe to say the topic is fraught with misconceptions. Secondary school maths teacher Mel Muldowney points ...

Narrator: Fractions, Decimals and Percentages. Can you change one into another? Out of this crowd, can you find the ones that are the same value? It might look confusing, but ~ Det. Lewis Stinker: If ...

Fractions are the basis for most higher-level mathematics. Students need to master the numerical values in earlier grades to tackle topics like algebra later. There’s only one hitch: Fractions can ...

There are some basic properties of numbers any 3rd grader can tell you: Each number is represented by a single symbol, and followed by a single successor. Multiplication makes a number bigger; ...

- Two fractions are multiplied by multiplying their numerators and denominators separately and writing the product as (product of numerators)/(product of denominators). For example, (2/3) x (5/7) = (2 ...

From fractions and decimals to distance and time, the humble-but-versatile number line can deepen students’ understanding of ...

Narrator: You might go to a foreign land and look around and think, oh dear, everything is so very different. Do I have anything in common with this place? Or the people? But give it a few minutes and ...