Fraction Target

Use every card exactly once to make the target. Pick a card, pick an operation, pick another card: they combine into a new card, and the work shows how the common denominator was found.

Target

How to play

The goal. Combine all the cards into one card that equals the target. Every deal can be solved; many have more than one solution.

A move. Tap a card, tap +, −, × or ÷, then tap a second card. The two cards are replaced by their result, written in lowest terms. Dealt cards are not always in lowest terms (4/6, 6/10), which is part of the practice. Undo takes back one move.

Adding and subtracting. The work panel rewrites both fractions over their least common denominator before adding: 2/3 + 3/4 = 8/12 + 9/12 = 17/12. Watch for when the answer reduces.

Levels. Level 1 uses one denominator. Level 2 uses denominators where one divides another, such as 4 and 8, or 3 and 6. Level 3 mixes unrelated denominators with four cards. Level 4 adds × and ÷, like the classic game of 24.

Hints. A hint shows one move that still leads to the target from where you are. Using a hint keeps your streak but is counted.

Play on paper too. The same game works with index cards: deal three or four fraction cards and a target card, and the first person to say a correct expression takes the round.