(Tutors are always trying to find interesting and fun ways to teach concepts to FLOC’s students! This fractions rap was written by Kristin Brady, a Thursday PM and Saturday AM tutor.)
I’ll teach you everything you need to know about fractions
Fractions Fractions
I’ll teach you everything you need to know about fractions
Fractions Fractions
Everything you need to know, I’ll rap it
I’ll teach you how to get rid of an improper fraction
I’ll teach you how to add and subtract
Then multiply and divide
Fraction-what’s that
Lights camera action
This is a rap I wrote about fractions
Multiply and divide, addition and subtraction
With addition and subtraction it’s pretty cool
Because for the both of them, you follow the same rule
If it’s improper you’re gonna have to change it to a mixed number
I’ll be the one to explain that
Improper is when the top number is bigger than the bottom
You gotta take the bottom and fit it into the top
Say the bottom is 4 and the top is 18
How many times does 4 fit in between
Well let’s see that’s 4 so take that 4
And write it big on the line
With 2 left over from the 18
Put that 2 on top of the 3—and wow, it’s that easy (easy)
Listen to this song and you’ll believe me
You look at the bottom of fraction one and fraction two
Then find the lowest number that they both go in to
You gotta be fair to both the bottom and top
So if you multiply the bottom then you gotta do the top
Then you can add or subtract
Just like that
Multiplication and division the same rules go
Naaaaaw sike-I’m just playin’ but I rap for real though
The first step requires a very special action
If you have a mixed number you gotta transform it into an improper fraction
The next step is easy as pie
‘Cross the bottom and the top
Then you simplify
Division’s gonna try and be all difficult
You gotta take the second fraction and find the reciprocal
Then multiply and simplify just like you did before
Now as fractions are concerned you know we are good to go
