Elementary Fractions Part 1: 2001 Practice Problems and Exercises on Reduction of a Fraction to Lowest Terms and Greatest Common Divisors

Fractions are everywhere Any intermediate level course in elementary arithmetic devotes an extensive section to fractions: to the concept of fractions, to reduction of fractions to lowest terms, and to addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of fractions. Fractions fill our daily life as well: if you stop and think of how many times you use the word "half" in a given day, you will surely end up with quite a large number.Therefore, mastering fractions is required for both academic achievement and for comfort with the arithmetic skills required in daily life.This book will provide an important part of the puzzle: how to express a fraction in lowest terms, since this is the cornerstone of the conventional notation for writing fractions.Children who are gifted in mathematics from an early age usually master topics that are 3-5 years above the level of the topics in their school curriculum and textbooks. This can be a great first step for them towards extraordinary academic achievement (for example, the International Mathematics Olympiad) in the medium term, and to a distinguished career in Mathematics in the long term.To encourage and support such gifted children, books like this one are a great idea; the drills and practice problems at steadily increasing levels of difficulty enable them to get better and better at a relatively advanced topic in less than a week; the fact that there is a very large number of practice problems can be used by them to solidify the lessons from their preparation, so that they retain 100% of what they have read.The book can also be used by anyone, of any age, who requires a quick refresher course on the basics of fractions. This book fits neatly between a very basic introductory session on fractions, on notation, and on types of fractions - and a more advanced volume on operations involving fractions: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. There is a very broad target audience that will find this book interesting, educative, and useful.Detailed solutions are available for all problems.I wish all my readers the very best