It is not particularly important to know the principle: knowing how and when to apply it is good enough. A postgrad degree in maths and 30 years in the profession and I did not even know what it meant until I saw this question and did a bit of research!
It is important because it enables you to rescale (rename) fractions which allows you to perform addition and subtraction.
The GCF will help you to simplify fractions.
it is important to learn how to add and subtract fractions because we can use it when a time comes , when we have our own business and others .
Fundamental math skills are needed for a job in accounting. An accountant must know how to add, subtract, divide, multiply, and do fractions.
It helps in the adding and subtracting of fractions.
It helps to reduce fractions.
For the purpose of reducing fractions to their lowest terms.
why are fractions importanrt? The answer is rather simple... 1) some people prefer using fractions over decimals. 2) fractions are easier to read. and that's all I know Hope this helps
Yes their is an interesting fact about fractions that is you have to know how to do them
well i know that you cant spell KNOW. also that fractions are fractions of a number ex: the fraction of 1/2 is half of one whole.
you think I really know?!
The process of finding the LCM is the same as finding the least common denominator which is important when you want to add and subtract fractions.
You can learn important information by buying the The Schwarzbein Principle book and know more about food and diet. As well, How stuff works provides an interesting article to this subject.