Untangling fractions, ratios, and quotients

Untangling fractions, ratios, and quotients

by | May 14, 2018 | Grades 3–5

By William McCallum In everyday language, $\frac{a}{b}$, $a\div b$, and $a : b$ are all different manifestations of a single fused notion. Here, for example are the mathematical definitions of fraction, quotient, and ratio from Merriam-Webster online: Fraction: a...
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