Multiplying mixed numbers

Multiplying mixed numbers Different arithmetic operations such as multiplication can be used to solve fractions. Fractions are numbers which have numerator and the denominator of the p/q form. The denominator is not equal to zero. There are different types of fraction such as proper, improper and mixed fraction. The mixed number is a combination of a whole number and proper fraction. The fraction which has numerator greater than the denominator is the improper fraction. A mixed number can be changed into improper fraction and vice versa. Example 1: What is the answer when the mixed fractions 2 x 1 are multiplied? Solution: Given are two mixed fractions 2 and 1 . Change the mixed number into improper fractions: This gives 2 = (2 x 4 + 3)/4 = (8 + 3)/4 = 11/4. Then, 1 = (1 x 4 + 1)/4 = (4 + 1)/4 = 5/4. Multiplying the fractions gives 11/4 x 5/4 = 55/16. Converting 55/16 to a mixed fraction gives 3 7/16. Hence, the answer is 3 7/16. Question: Multiple choice question (Pick the correct option.) What is answer for multiplying 6/5 x 2 ? a) 1 b) 3 c) 2/3 d) None of these. Correct answer: option b. Given are two fractions 6/5 and 2 . Change the mixed fraction into improper fractions: This gives 2 = (2 x 2 + 1)/2 = (4 + 1)/2 = 5/2. Multiplying the fractions gives 6/5 x 5/2 = 6/2 = 3. Hence, the answer is 3.

How to Balance Work and Grad School

How to Balance Work and Grad School Congratulations on your decision to attend grad school! According to the Census Bureau, just 9.3% of American adults over 25 have earned a masters degree. Pursuing a masters degree is no easy task, but it is an endeavor that can yield a number of benefits. Grad school allows you to explore your academic passions on a deeper level, participate in cutting-edge research projects, make valuable contacts in your field, and strengthen your employment prospects. Some graduate students choose to work and study at the same time, while others do so out of necessity. In any case, a proper balance between both responsibilities is indispensable and can be achieved through the following advice. Heres how to balance work and grad school: Balance work and grad school by communicating with your supervisor To balance the demands of academia and work simultaneously, you must first and foremost learn how to manage your time. Grad school is quite different from your undergraduate years, so although you may have held a job while you worked toward your bachelors degree, your experience juggling both this time may present unexpected challenges. As you work toward your masters degree, your work schedule should remain fairly predictable. You should have a clear idea each week of which days and times you will have off; this way, you know exactly when and for how long you will be able to work on class assignments. Your boss should absolutely be aware of your plans to attend grad school, so talk to them as soon as possible to avoid scheduling disasters. If it is impossible for you to have a consistent schedule given the nature of your job, you should at least aim to keep your number of work hours steady. Open communication with supervisors is key to maintaining a healthy balance between work and school. [RELATED: What I Wish I Knew Before Starting Business School] Balance work and grad school by taking your study materials to work Work and grad school are two enormous responsibilities on their own. When you also consider all the other chores and errands you must tend to in a week, you may find yourself feeling overwhelmed. It is for this reason that you must make the most of your downtime at work. During breaks, for instance, may be a great time to get ahead on class readings, studying, and other assignments. Take portable study materials to work, such as lightweight textbooks and flash cards, that you can easily look at in your free time. Since using your cell phone may be frowned on at work, it may be best to bring printouts, rather than electronic copies, of texts. [RELATED: How Students Can Improve Their Research Skills] Balance work and grad school by making some social sacrifices To maintain your job and your grad school average, you may need to make some social sacrifices. This implies that you might have to decline invitations to friendly gatherings at times. If it is Friday evening and you have a big project due on Monday, it may be wise to stay at home and work on your project rather than go out with your friends. You should not, however, give up your social life completely because of a demanding schedule. Seeing friends and interacting with others is not only enjoyable, it is essential to our emotional well-being. So, stay in contact with those you care about. Just make sure social outings do not interfere with work or study time. [RELATED: How Do Undergraduate and Graduate Theses Differ?] With effective time management skills, balancing work and grad school is a quite feasible task. Any topics you want to know more about? Let us know! The Varsity Tutors Blog editors love hearing your feedback and opinions. Feel free to email us at blog@varsitytutors.com.

English Comparatives Video with Exercises

English Comparatives Video with Exercises In English, we use comparatives to talk about the differences and similarities between two things. They are an important part of English, but students tend to make a lot of small mistakes with them. Here are some common mistakes English learners have:Brazil is more bigger than Spain.Clowns are more funner than mimes.New York is more small than São Paulo.*Note that fun and funny are more fun and funnier in their comparative forms. Also good, better and bad, worse are two other irregular comparatives.Here are some examples of sentences that use comparatives correctly:Clowns are  funnier than mimes.Brazil is bigger than Spain.Learning English is more interesting than going to the dentist.Do you know why we use more in the last comparative? Why does funnychange to funnier in the first sentence? Watch the video below, then see if you can do the exercises.Change the word in parentheses to a comparative. You can write your answers in comments and we will respond.1. New York is ____ (big) t han Chicago.2. Florida is _____(sunny) than Montana.3. Soccer is _____ (interesting) than baseball.4. The Higgs Boson is ___ (tiny) than a proton.5.  Is English _____ (hard) to learn than Spanish?6. Mandarin is _____ (difficult) to learn than Portuguese.7. China is _____ (populated) than India.8. My cat is _____(fat) than yours.9. Your dog is ____(skinny) than mine.10. Learning English is ____(easy) thank you think. Felipe Brito 1. New York is bigger   (big) than Chicago.2. Florida is sunnier (sunny) than Montana.3. Soccer is more intersting (interesting) than baseball.4. The Higgs Boson is tinier (tiny) than a proton.5.  Is English harder (hard) to learn than Spanish?6. Mandarin is more difficult (difficult) to learn than Portuguese.7. China is more populated (populated) than India.8. My cat is fater (fat) than yours.9. Your dog is skinnier (skinny) than mine.10. Learning English is easier (easy) thank you think. I like very much this classes U are fantastic ! This teacher is m ore intelligent than my Englishs teacher Success and a lot of money XD Bye !   Olga  i think cat is fatter not fater) LOIEnglish Nice work Olga! You are correct. We double the consonant when the word is one vowel + one consonant. Although, there are some exceptions:i.g. low lower LOIEnglish Felipe,  Olga is correct. Fat changes to fatter. You need to double the consonant when adding er at the end for comparatives when the word is one vowel + one consonant.  i.g. big -b-i(vowel)-g(consonant) biggerThank you for watching our videos. Check out the video on word order and possessives.

How can I evaluate achievement in a Business English course

How can I evaluate achievement in a Business English course Businesses use a variety of effective advertising strategies. They can take the form of audiovisual media like videos and radio ads and print media like posters, brochures, business cards, and flyers. Business glossary and card game Flyers can be single-sheet promotional tools that list products, descriptions, and prices. Flyers are simple yet compelling ways of helping businesses to announce sales and specials to their target audience. What makes flyers so enduring? Well, flyers are among the most versatile and flexible printed marketing materials. They get your customers attention by neatly summarizing whats on sale. Flyers are instantly recognizable. Everybody knows what they are for and how they work. Furthermore, flyers make effective posters pinned to bulletin boards, stapled to phone poles, or taped to the inside of elevators. The development of flyers is cost-effective, and they are cheap to print in bulk. Flyers can be handed out on a street corner, junk-mailed, or stacked neatly on a counter for customers to pick up and take home with them. They are recyclable and compostable. Colour is optional but preferred, and now to save on ink and paper, flyers can be emailed in PDF format. Like it or not, flyers are everywhere, and they are here to stay. Picture by User:Ld. [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)] Instructions Follow the ten steps below to prepare for an integrated writing and speaking evaluation. By the end, youll have a sales pitch with flawless grammar and pronunciation, and youll have a beautiful product brochure to share with customers. Step 1: Create a free account on VirtualWritingTutor.com (VWT) Step 2: Using the VWT’s essay outliner and the essay Heavenly Bananas, create a prioritized list essay outline. Heavenly BananasDownload Step 3: Print out the outline you created for the essay Heavenly Bananas and show it to your teacher. Step 4: Create a list of products your (imaginary) company sells. Step 5: Create a prioritized list essay outline pitching the products you listed. Be sure to include prices and an example of the unreal past conditional. If + had + past participle +, + would have + past participle.Past unreal conditional Step 6: Create a flyer using the Microsoft Word DOCX Flyer template. Virtual Writing Tutor flyer templateDownload Flyer template for Business English students Heres how to place your own product images into the flyer template. How to add images to the flyer template Step 7: Write a prioritized list essay using the products on your flyer. Check it for errors using the virtual Writing Tutor grammar checker. Step 8: Generate an MP3 using the VWT Text-to-Speech. The Virtual Writing Tutor can generate an MP3 to download of any text. Step 9: Rehearse and memorize your prioritized list sales-pitch essay. Step 10: Upload your essay outline, essay, and flyer to labodanglais the day before your presentation. Evaluations Present your prioritized list sales pitch brochure at your scheduled presentation time. Refer to your one-page outline during your presentation if you wish. However, students who deliver their presentations without referring to their outlines will score better than those who do. More workplace-related lessons The evaluation described above is being used at Montmorency College in conjunction with Actively Engaged on the Job. Designed primarily for B-block beginners who need lots of fluency practice, On the Job has proven to be a versatile course book for multi-level groups. Its packed with interactive activities that keep absenteeism prone students coming week after week. Actively Engaged on the Job The 100B level textbook is structured around a series of grammar lessons laid out in the usual order, starting with prepositions and the present tenses, moving through past tenses to conditionals, and ending with modals and future tenses. The big difference is the way this book contextualizes the grammar practice through weekly writing assignments. Students work in groups to imagine a fictional company. Each student is responsible for writing about the goings on at the company from the perspective of one of the employees there. Each week, they write a section of the story incorporating the grammar and the vocabulary from the lesson. They submit their writing on Labodanglais.com and anonymously peer review two classmates stories. In this way, grammar practice is communicative and contextualized. Additional vocabulary and grammar practice activities are available on Labodanglais.com in the form of fill-in the blank and error-find-and-correct exercises. Again, the emphasis is on meaningful context that lead to productive use. Find out how you can use Actively Engaged on the Job with your students by contacting BokomaruPublications@gmail.com . Find out how you can use Actively Engaged on the Job with Business English Students: bokomaruPublications@gmail.com Actively Engaged Online For intermediate levels, perhaps you would like to help students to learn professional writing through a blogging project. After all, every business has a blog, and every business is looking for new employees who have the digital literacy to communicate in the new economy. If you are interested in giving such a course, Actively Engaged Online can help. It has everything you need to get students writing introductions, glossaries, career summary blog posts, screencasts, listicles, and hypertext narratives. Written for people who have never blogged before or who have never taught blogging before, it is one of the easiest and most satisfying courses for students and teachers. Instead of writing a hypertext narrative with the Virtual Writing Tutors Hypertext Narrative Creator, perhaps you would prefer to teach students to write cover letters. If so, try the Virtual Writing Tutors new cover letter checker. There is a blog post explaining how to use the formative cover letter evaluation system to help students write the most complete and effective cover letter ever. Please follow and like us:

Apartment Friendly Cardio Workouts

Apartment Friendly Cardio Workouts Photo by cumiciki on flickr.com I live in Austin, a pretty fitness-obsessed city. Because of my own personal  schedule and lifestyle, I only have an hour a day for a dedicated work out, and  am definitely not willing to go to a gym for it. And since I live in Texas, where an  average day is 100 degrees, nothing wilts my motivation more than looking at the  sun and just wanting to give up. For those of you who aren’t willing to shell out upwards of $50 dollars a month to  go to a gym or who don’t like to exercise outside, working out at home is the only  other option. If you’re lucky, you live on the first floor and can jump and stomp  around as loudly as you please. But, if you’re like me and you live on the second  or even third floor of an apartment complex, cardio is pretty much forbidden. Everyone knows that you have to incorporate a mixture of strength and cardio  exercises not just to lose fat, but also to maintain general fitness. Here are some  cardio exercises that will get your heart pumping without making your neighbors  wonder if they’re living next to the Juggernaut from X-Men. Elbow push-ups Get into push up position. Bring your right elbow to the floor, then your left, so  that you’re holding yourself up with just your elbows and feet in plank. From that position,  push yourself up back into push up position by first placing your right hand  exactly where your right elbow was, and following with the left hand. That entire  cycle equals one elbow push-up. Stationary shadow boxing Get into a wide squat, keeping your back straight and chest strong. Alternate  punches, going as hard as you can in intervals. Allow yourself some rest time in  between. This is a great way to get your heart rate up while producing as little  noise as possible! Stationary Lunges To amp up the intensity, get into a deep lunge and pulse your body up and down.  Switch legs and repeat. Your thighs should be burning by the end! You can also  get into a deep lunge with the right leg forward. Your left leg should be stretched  back straight. Touch the knee of your left leg to the floor and then back into its  original position, trying to keep the rest of your body still. Switch legs and repeat.  This one’s also a killer on your glutes. Hoverjacks Get into plank position, hands right beneath your shoulders. Jump with your legs  in and out, the same way you would a jumping jack, only you’re holding yourself  in a plank with your arms. Mountain Climbers Get into plank position, hands right beneath your shoulders. Bring your left foot  forward as close to your chest as possible, keeping your right leg straight back.  Jump to switch leg positions so that your right foot is forward and your left leg is  straight back. To modify this move, simply step instead of jumping. Modified plyo moves If you absolutely have to jump in your workouts, try to land as softly as possibleâ€"this can actually increase the difficulty and intensity of your workout. Alternatively, try doing some exercises in short bursts. The Tabata method is  a great variation of a high intensity interval workout that only takes 4 minutes.  Pick an exercise that challenges you (boxing, push ups or half-cobra pushups,  crunches, lunges) and go as hard as you can for 20 seconds. Then allow yourself  10 seconds of rest, and repeat this seven times. Additionally, add weights to your  workouts to increase intensity and burn even more!

How to Enjoy a Car Trip with your Kids.

How to Enjoy a Car Trip with your Kids. Are you going on a car trip with your kids? Your friends make you worry a little bit asking only one question Are you crazy?. But you have such wonderful memories of past car trips when you were a kid. So, now you  want to take your  kids on the best car trip ever, but how? Dont worry! Ill give you a few tips how to have everything under control and enjoy the ride. My number one suggestion is to never let your kids be starving. Pack up nuts, fruits, crackers, cheese, beef jerky or whatever they like. Also bring a plenty of  water and soda. Do not ever travel without a big pack of baby wipes! It can come in handy when you clean your kids sticky fingers after eating snacks. And, of course, do not forget about sun cream, bug spray and also  the  first aid kit. You might think you dont need these, but bring them just in case. Then you may think about your kids travel entertainment. For instance,   everyone knows the alphabet game or car bingo. In order to make bingo more interesting let your kids make the bingo board by themselves. Let them write the words down they want in there. Older kids can write a travel diary. These diaries dont have to be expensive; a simple notebook would do just fine. Engage them to write down places you go and impressions they have. In a couple of years they will read this diary with a smile on their faces. Create a music playlist that holds the favorite songs of  the entire family. And sing them together like in a real rock band. Another fun thing to do is to give your kids a road map. It is a great time to teach them map skills which  is  an essential outdoor skill. You will be  surprised if this is the reason your son becomes an geography tutor. Or let them just read the funny city names like Bee Cave, TX or Angels Camp, CA. Car trips can be an exciting time  to your entire family and might even produce  some of the best memories of this fabulous summer 2015. If you enjoyed reading this article you might also want to check out my other article about this summer 2015:    How to Have Fun with your Kids without Spending Money. How to Enjoy a Car Trip with your Kids. Are you going on a car trip with your kids? Your friends make you worry a little bit asking only one question Are you crazy?. But you have such wonderful memories of past car trips when you were a kid. So, now you  want to take your  kids on the best car trip ever, but how? Dont worry! Ill give you a few tips how to have everything under control and enjoy the ride. My number one suggestion is to never let your kids be starving. Pack up nuts, fruits, crackers, cheese, beef jerky or whatever they like. Also bring a plenty of  water and soda. Do not ever travel without a big pack of baby wipes! It can come in handy when you clean your kids sticky fingers after eating snacks. And, of course, do not forget about sun cream, bug spray and also  the  first aid kit. You might think you dont need these, but bring them just in case. Then you may think about your kids travel entertainment. For instance,   everyone knows the alphabet game or car bingo. In order to make bingo more interesting let your kids make the bingo board by themselves. Let them write the words down they want in there. Older kids can write a travel diary. These diaries dont have to be expensive; a simple notebook would do just fine. Engage them to write down places you go and impressions they have. In a couple of years they will read this diary with a smile on their faces. Create a music playlist that holds the favorite songs of  the entire family. And sing them together like in a real rock band. Another fun thing to do is to give your kids a road map. It is a great time to teach them map skills which  is  an essential outdoor skill. You will be  surprised if this is the reason your son becomes an geography tutor. Or let them just read the funny city names like Bee Cave, TX or Angels Camp, CA. Car trips can be an exciting time  to your entire family and might even produce  some of the best memories of this fabulous summer 2015. If you enjoyed reading this article you might also want to check out my other article about this summer 2015:    How to Have Fun with your Kids without Spending Money.

9 Reasons Why Tutoring is the Perfect Job for College Students

9 Reasons Why Tutoring is the Perfect Job for College Students photo via Pexels.com 1. Youll likely have your own office or at least a quiet place to work. Working in fast food or at any business, really, can mean that youre in a noisy environment during your entire shift. If youre a person who is easily overwhelmed, this can put stressful parameters on yourself while youre at work. If youre a student tutor on your college campus, youll be placed in an environment thats quiet and serene. Tutoring centers are often located in libraries or offices that have a minimal noise level. So if youre looking for a job in a place where busybodies are limited a tutoring center is for you! 2. There will be slower and busier times of the semester. When I was a student tutor on campus, the beginning of the semester (when I was always most overwhelmed with my classes) were the slowest times of the semester. College students dont seek out tutoring in the first few weeks of college (unless theyre in a subject like Organic Chemistry 5000 that requires multiple hours of studying every evening). So when youre feeling most overwhelmed, your tutoring shifts will likely be pretty slow, meaning you can get your own work done while getting paid. Sure, not  all  tutoring jobs work like this but most of them will. Take advantage of this time make your money and keep to yourself. Youll be thankful for these days during Finals Week. At the end of the semester, youll be cramming for your exams just like everyone else. But on top of cramming for your own exam, there will likely be extended tutoring hours for students who need help cramming for their exams. The good thing about this is that youll be required to be in a tutoring center where you can focus when you get a spare minute. The bad thing could be that youre slammed with walk-ins who need help with all their classes and youll have to dedicate time to your own studies in the middle of the night. Most of my tutoring friends (and myself included) started studying for final exams way before they got close. Knowing we had to work Finals Week meant we stayed on top of our studies throughout the semester. 3. If youre struggling in your own classes, youll know a lot of tutors. One of the greatest parts of being a tutor is the people youll meet. Theyre responsible, on top of their game, knowledgeable in a variety of subjects, and genuinely nice people. Rarely will you meet a bunch of goof-offs who dont value their education. And if you happen to start stressing about your own classes and even if you start struggling hardcore, youll know exactly which people to turn to for help. 4. Your resume will look  stellar. Graduate schools and employers love seeing student tutor on applications and resumes. Because being a student tutor means you have certain qualities that others may not: including organization, teaching skills, and dependability. When have you ever met a tutor who isnt flexible, has terrible customer service, and thinks of only themselves? Probably never. All the student tutors I know are truly great people, and they value education. When managers of companies or potential graduate school committees see an application with this kind of previous experience, they are likely to put you at the top of the pile. They know you have a drive for success and a selflessness when it comes to helping other people achieve what theyre capable of. 5. Tutoring on campus is one of the more flexible job opportunities during college. Your classes and extra-curricular schedule is nuts, Im sure. So how in the world are you supposed to work a job in 6 or 8-hour shifts during college? Its practically impossible. Which is why tutoring is such a perfect job. Youll mostly be able to work your own hours whichever hours you set for yourself. If youre just not feeling it one day, you can  probably  call in. No ones really going to notice. via Pexels.com 6. Youll learn how to work with all kinds of people/students. If one things for sure, tutoring on campus means you have to have awesome customer service skills and the flexibility to work with all kinds of different people. Some students will walk in and expect you to do their homework for them, while others will come in with a very specific list of things they want to go over with you. 7. You will easily gain another supervisor who can write you a letter of recommendation. Letters of recommendation can be stressful. You want to ask people who can speak positively on your behalf about your dependability, leadership, and responsibility. How you handle yourself around professionals will follow you throughout your collegiate career and sometimes, early on, you dont anticipate this. If you know youre going to need someone to write a letter of recommendation, becoming a student tutor and asking your supervisor is one of the best things you can do for yourself. 8. Professors will respect you For the subjects youre tutoring, professors will respect that you work as a tutor to help their students with content. Reaching out to these professors will feel more collaborative instead of coming to them for help. My advice? Reach out to the professors for the classes youre going to be tutoring. Not only can they send students your way when theyre needing help, but itll get your name out there as a professional. 9. You wont actually feel like you work while youre in school. Tutoring just doesnt seem like work for some reason. I never came home exhausted and worn out from a long hard day. I enjoyed it. I got to meet students who were struggling in classes I remembered struggling in. I enjoyed giving them advice, talking to their professors, and helping them accomplish the goals they set for themselves. There were only a few times when I really dreaded having to go into work, and those times were mostly during the peak of the semester midterms and finals. If youre decently organized, you enjoy teaching others, and you can be depended on tutoring on campus is the perfect job for you. Its flexible, easy, and can provide you with a lot of references later on in life. Part of my tutoring experiences brought me to the conclusion that I should become a teacher. It helped me discover part of who I am.