Class Notes:

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Multiplying/Dividing Fractions:

-REMEMBER: FACTOR FIRST

Multiplication example:

X+3/7 * 14/2X+6

2(X+3) <------ X+3 cancels

=1

Division Example:

7x-7y/4y / 14x-14y/3y

7x-7y/4y * 3y/14x-14y

7(x-y)/4y * 3y/14(x-y)= 3/8

Adding and Subtracting:

1. Find Lowest Common Denominator (L.C.D.)

2. Rename fractions (change denominator)

3. Add/Subtract

4. Simplify

Classwork (following notes):

-Pick 5 from numbers 39-52 (rationale packet)

-Pick 4 from numbers 53-62 (rationale packet)

-#28-38 odds

Homework:

-Quiz (next Wednesday)

-Rationale Packet

-Finish Classwork

Submitted: Matthew Sattler

September 17, 2008

Next Scribe: Erin Murray