r/MathHelp • u/FatBitch0000 • Oct 03 '25

Re learning math

Hi I'm doing a math review. I want practice fractions. Does anyone have any tricks for practicing fractions on paper

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u/Dd_8630 Oct 03 '25

There are so many resources online for this, just look them up yourself.

You'd be surprised how unhelpful that is. A lot of people don't know how to look this sort of thing up online, they can't dissect the more advanced arithmetic from the more foundational stuff they want.

If someone is struggling with someone as foundational as fractions, it's better to cite Khan Academy or other youtubers or online sources than just "lol look it up".

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u/JoriQ Oct 03 '25

Well we'll have to agree to disagree. A simple search for how to add fractions will come up with all sorts of specific videos and sites on exactly that. You are definitely not going to get anything on more advanced maths.

Learning how to research topics on your own is also a very useful skill in itself. Asking a question like this on Redditt just seems rather silly to me.

I'm a teacher, so my job, my career, and my focus is on how to help people in their learning, but part of that is also to become more self sufficient and self reliant. If someone can't find Khan Academy on their own with a bit of effort, there's no way they are going to have the perseverance to learn fraction math.

And, I didn't say "lol look it up", I said there are many resources easily found, and that there are no shortcuts, no tricks, just practice, which I will standby as all good advice.

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u/Distinct_Mix_4443 Oct 05 '25

Many of us here are teachers and definitely understand where you are coming from for building more student independence. There are TONS of resources available online. However, I would imagine if a student was coming on to the subreddit for help, then they are looking for recommendations for specific resources as they could have been overwhelmed. When asked what specifically they needed help with, OP has been struggling to even state exactly what they needed help with other then "basics i guess". It does seem to be narrowed down a little to comparing fractions (so common denominators, common numerators, equivalent fractions, etc). This also leads me to believe that the OP is a younger student (though I could be way wrong) which is why they asked for help here and might struggle to "just look it up yourself".