In calculating fractions.
You are asked to put the fractions on a number line to help you understand fractions. It isn't so much you will use a number line " in real life" but it gives you a visual representation to help you learn. You will use fractions for many things in life. Just do what what you are asked to do by your teacher they have a reason. You are not the only student in the class and others may need a bit extra assignments to help them understand. Go with the flow. Not all things in life will relate to "real life."
When reducing fractions to their simplest form the greatest common factor of their numerator and denominator must be found.
We use fractions in the grocery we use fractions in the grocery shops like half a dozen
To add fractions.
When we simplify fractions.
You use fractions for LOTS of things in the real world like money, gambling, shopping, clothing, etc.
when simplifying fractions
in cookbooks and recipes
In calculating fractions.
Sure, honey. You can use fractions when following a recipe and measuring ingredients, when calculating discounts or sales prices while shopping, and when dividing up a pizza among friends. Fractions are everywhere, just like wrinkles and bad decisions.
You are asked to put the fractions on a number line to help you understand fractions. It isn't so much you will use a number line " in real life" but it gives you a visual representation to help you learn. You will use fractions for many things in life. Just do what what you are asked to do by your teacher they have a reason. You are not the only student in the class and others may need a bit extra assignments to help them understand. Go with the flow. Not all things in life will relate to "real life."
To Learn how to do it in hard ways
When reducing fractions to their simplest form the greatest common factor of their numerator and denominator must be found.
We use fractions in the grocery we use fractions in the grocery shops like half a dozen
To add fractions.
Ratios for sports (ex. he went 3/4), how much food you have left(ex. 5/8), for prices on sale (ex. 1/2 off), and many other ways they were the three that came to my mind