Painless Fractions

by Alyece B. Cummings

Taking a light-hearted approach to numbers and their parts, the author, shows how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions, demonstrates how to convert them into decimals and percentages, and presents puzzles and "brain ticklers" that students will enjoy solving.

Barron's popular Painless Series of study guides for middle school and high school students offer a lighthearted, often humorous approach to their subjects, transforming details that might once have seemed boring or difficult into a series of interesting and mentally challenging ideas. Most titles in the series feature many fun-to-solve "Brain Tickler" problems with answers at the end of each chapter.

Genres: Mathematics, Nonfiction

240 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1998

Reviews

[Steve Rives · Rating 5 out of 5]

Even kids in Calculus need to review their fractions. All parents need to keep a book like this close at hand. I am making my daughter work through this while she is in Algebra II. Having taught Algebra II, I assure you, those kids don't know fractions nearly as well as they should. Fractions need to be second nature, and they are not because we teach them when the kids are young, then move on. This is an easy read, so it is not hard for your kids to work through this. I worked through sections at random and found all of it quite plain and even a little fun.

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great resource. Step by step directions on the basics of fractions, comparing fractions, fraction operations, word problems, ratios, rate, proportions, exponents, and order of operations.

*Available at Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Libraries*

[Bill Meehan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good for refreshing after years away from Math.