Fraction calculator

This fraction calculator performs basic and advanced fraction operations, expressions with fractions combined with integers, decimals, and mixed numbers. It besides shows detailed step-by-step information most the fraction calculation procedure. The calculator helps in finding value from multiple fractions operations. Solve problems with ii, three, or more than fractions and numbers in one expression.

Rules for expressions with fractions:

Fractions - utilise a forward slash to divide the numerator past the denominator, i.e., for five-hundredths, enter 5/100. If you use mixed numbers, leave a infinite between the whole and fraction parts.

Mixed numerals (mixed numbers or fractions) keep i space between the integer and
fraction and use a forward slash to input fractions i.e., 1 two/3 . An case of a negative mixed fraction: -5 one/2.
Because slash is both signs for fraction line and sectionalization, use a colon (:) as the operator of division fractions i.e., 1/2 : i/3.
Decimals (decimal numbers) enter with a decimal point . and they are automatically converted to fractions - i.e. 1.45.

Math Symbols


Symbol Symbol proper noun Symbol Significant Case
+ plus sign addition 1/2 + 1/three
- minus sign subtraction 1 one/2 - 2/three
* asterisk multiplication 2/3 * 3/iv
× times sign multiplication two/three × 5/6
: division sign division 1/2 : three
/ sectionalization slash partitioning 1/3 / 5
: colon complex fraction 1/2 : one/3
^ caret exponentiation / power 1/4^3
() parentheses calculate expression within showtime -three/v - (-ane/4)

The computer follows well-known rules for the order of operations. The nearly common mnemonics for remembering this guild of operations are:
PEMDAS - Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Partition, Add-on, Subtraction.
BEDMAS - Brackets, Exponents, Division, Multiplication, Addition, Subtraction
BODMAS - Brackets, Of or Order, Division, Multiplication, Addition, Subtraction.
GEMDAS - Grouping Symbols - brackets (){}, Exponents, Multiplication, Partitioning, Addition, Subtraction.
MDAS - Multiplication and Division have the aforementioned precedence over Addition and Subtraction. The MDAS rule is the order of operations function of the PEMDAS rule.
Be careful; always practice multiplication and division before add-on and subtraction. Some operators (+ and -) and (* and /) take the aforementioned priority and must evaluate from left to right.

Fractions in word bug:

  • In fractions
    An ant climbs 2/five of the pole in the outset hour and climbs 1/four of the pole in the side by side 60 minutes. What part of the pole does the pismire climb in two hours?
  • I Saturday
    Ane Saturday evening there are twoscore girls, 25 boys, 18 women and 17 men at a cinema. What fraction are girls?
  • Babies
    Two adults, 2 children, and four babies are on a bus. What fraction of the people are babies?
  • Fruit basket
    If there are seven apples and v oranges in the basket, what fraction of oranges are in the fruit handbasket?
  • The parsley
    Milka's grandmother planted 12 rows of vegetables. ane/6 of the rows are carrots. The rest is parsley. How many rows are planted with parsley?
  • Denominator two
    The denominator of a fraction is five, and the numerator is 7. Write the fraction.
  • In the cafeteria
    There are eighteen students in Jacob'southward homeroom. Six students bring their lunch to school. The residue eat lunch in the deli. In the simplest course, what fraction of students eat lunch in the cafeteria?
  • A quarter
    A quarter of the number 72 is:
  • Someone
    Someone ate i/10 of a block, leaving only nine/x. If you consume two/three of the cake left, how much of a whole cake will yous have eaten?
  • Lowest terms 2
    We tin write the expression 4/12 in its everyman term as 1/3. What is three/15 expressed in its lowest term?
  • Evaluate expression
    Calculate the value of the expression z/3 - two z/9 + one/six, for z = 2

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