Complex Fractions

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Taught by muchomath
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Lesson Description:

Learn how to deal with fractions within fractions.

Created by and copyright of Larry Perez. Funded by the state of California through Saddleback College. More information on videos, resources, and lessons at Algebra2Go.

Questions answered by this video:
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  • Staff Review

    • Currently 3.0/5 Stars.
    This is a much-needed tutorial for dividing a fraction by a fraction. This lesson is fun and interesting, and very helpful for simplifying problems with adding, subtracting, and dividing fractions all within the same problem.