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Name: Addition and Subtraction of Fractions, Comparing Fractions, and Complex Fractions: Comparing Fractions
ID: m34937
Language: English (en)
Summary: This module is from Fundamentals of Mathematics by Denny Burzynski and Wade Ellis, Jr. This module discusses how to compare fractions. By the end of the module students should be able to understand ordering of numbers and be familiar with grouping symbols and compare two or more fractions.
Subject: Mathematics and Statistics
Keywords: addition, Burzynski, Ellis, fractions, Fundamentals, grouping symbols, Mathematics, order of numbers, subtraction
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 3.0
Authors: Wade Ellis (fgafaculty@gmail.com), Denny Burzynski (dcwill@rice.edu)
Copyright Holders: Wade Ellis (fgafaculty@gmail.com), Denny Burzynski (dcwill@rice.edu)
Maintainers: Wade Ellis (fgafaculty@gmail.com), Denny Burzynski (dcwill@rice.edu), UniqU, LLC (daniel@theuniqu.com), Math Editors (dlippman@pierce.ctc.edu), Connexions (cnx@cnx.org)
Editors: Math Editors (dlippman@pierce.ctc.edu)
Latest version: 1.3 (history)
First publication date: Jul 9, 2010 9:24 pm -0500
Last revision to module: Aug 20, 2010 11:04 pm -0500

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Version History

Version: 1.3 Aug 20, 2010 11:04 pm -0500 by Collins Williamson
Changes: 
math bug fix
Version: 1.2 Aug 18, 2010 8:03 pm -0500 by Collins Williamson
Changes: 
value added features added, metadata, accessibility, QA checks, links, and image sizing adjusted.
Version: 1.1 Jul 31, 2010 1:53 am -0500 by UniqU, LLC
Changes: 
initial publication

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Ellis, Wade, and Denny Burzynski. "Addition and Subtraction of Fractions, Comparing Fractions, and Complex Fractions: Comparing Fractions." Connexions. August 20, 2010. http://cnx.org/content/m34937/1.3/.

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Wade Ellis and Denny Burzynski, "Addition and Subtraction of Fractions, Comparing Fractions, and Complex Fractions: Comparing Fractions," Connexions, August 20, 2010, http://cnx.org/content/m34937/1.3/.

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Ellis, W., & Burzynski, D. 2010. Addition and Subtraction of Fractions, Comparing Fractions, and Complex Fractions: Comparing Fractions. Connexions, August 20, 2010. http://cnx.org/content/m34937/1.3/.

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Ellis, Wade, and Denny Burzynski. Addition and Subtraction of Fractions, Comparing Fractions, and Complex Fractions: Comparing Fractions. Connexions. 20 Aug. 2010 <http://cnx.org/content/m34937/1.3/>.