Dec 1: 'add the numerators'. Dec 2: 'subtract the numerators'. Dec 3: 'find the common denominator'. Dec 4: 'keep the common denominator'. Dec 5: 'multiply the numerators and denominators'. Dec 6: 'divide the numerator by the denominator'. Dec 7: 'multiply by the reciprocal'. Dec 8: 'convert to a decimal'. Dec 9: 'convert to a percentage'. Dec 10: 'reduce to simplest form'. Dec 11 : 'convert to an improper fraction'. Dec 12 : 'convert to aproper fraction'. Question 1 : 'What is the problem?' Why '' Answers 1 'adding two or more fractions' 2 'subtracting fractions' 3 'multiplying fractions' 4 'dividing fractions' 5 'expression of the fraction' Question 2: 'In what form are the fractions?' Why '' Answers 1 'proper form' 2 'improper form' 3 'simplest form' 4 'decimal form' 5 'percentage form' Question 3: 'Are the denominators equal?' Why '' Answers 1 'yes' 2 'no' Question 4: 'Can the fractions be simplified?' Why '' Answers 1 'yes' 2 'no' Question 5: 'What form should the final answer be in?' Why '' Answers 1 'proper fraction' 2 'improper fraction' 3 'decimal form' 4 'simplest form' 5 'percentage' Rule 1: Why '' IF (q1a1 or q1a2) and q3a2 THEN d3. Rule 2: Why '' IF (q1a1 or q1a2) and q3a1 THEN d4. Rule 3: Why '' IF q1a1 and q3a1 THEN d1. Rule 4: Why '' IF q1a2 and q3a1 THEN d2. Rule 5: Why '' IF q1a3 and q2a2 THEN d5. Rule 6: Why '' IF q1a3 and q2a1 THEN d11. Rule 7: Why '' IF q1a4 THEN d7. Rule 8: Why '' IF q1a5 and q2a2 THEN d10. Rule 9: Why '' IF q1a5 and q2a4 THEN d12. Rule 10: Why '' IF q1a5 and q2a5 THEN d12. Rule 11: Why '' IF q4a1 and q5a1 THEN d12. Rule 12: Why '' IF q4a1 and q5a2 THEN d11. Rule 13: Why '' IF q4a1 and q5a3 THEN d8. Rule 14: Why '' IF q4a1 and q5a4 THEN d10. Rule 15: Why '' IF q4a1 and q5a5 THEN d9. Rule 16: Why '' IF q1a5 and q5a1 THEN d12. Rule 17: Why '' IF q1a5 and q5a2 THEN d11. Rule 18: Why '' IF q1a5 and q5a3 THEN d8. Rule 19: Why '' IF q1a5 and q5a4 THEN d10. Rule 20: Why '' IF q1a5 and q5a5 THEN d9.