Complex Fraction Task from Blitzer

July 16, 2019August 25, 2026

I really, really like this rational expression problem from Blitzer’s Pre-Calculus book. I will definitely be using it with my Algebra 2 students when we do complex fractions!

In one short sentence, five words or less, explain what (this complex fraction) does to each number x.

Sarah Carter

Sarah Carter teaches high school math in her hometown of Coweta, Oklahoma. She currently teaches AP Precalculus, AP Calculus AB, and Statistics. She is passionate about sharing creative and hands-on teaching ideas with math teachers around the world through her blog, Math = Love.