the decimal would then be 0.05, and so on. Beyond this, converting fractions into decimals requires the operation of long division. Second, the "8 and 80" system requires employers to pay overtime for every hour worked in excess of eight hours per day. For example, if an employee works a 12-hour shift, he/she is owed four hours of overtime regardless of how many total hours are worked during the 14-day work-period. It is often easier to work with simplified fractions. As such, fraction solutions are commonly expressed in their simplified forms. 220 When a is a fraction, this essentially involves exchanging the position of the numerator and the denominator. The reciprocal of the fraction 3 the numerator is 3, and the denominator is 8. A more illustrative example could involve a pie with 8 slices. 1 of those 8 slices would constitute the numerator of a fraction, while the total of 8 slices that comprises the whole pie would be the denominator. If a person were to eat 3 slices, the remaining fraction of the pie would therefore be 5

In engineering, fractions are widely used to describe the size of components such as pipes and bolts. The most common fractional and decimal equivalents are listed below. 64 th Fraction subtraction is essentially the same as fraction addition. A common denominator is required for the operation to occur. Refer to the addition section as well as the equations below for clarification. a This process can be used for any number of fractions. Just multiply the numerators and denominators of each fraction in the problem by the product of the denominators of all the other fractions (not including its own respective denominator) in the problem. EX:The most common mistake is not paying overtime for hours worked in excess of eight hours per day. Some employers believe (incorrectly) that overtime is only due if the employee works in excess of 80 hours during the two-week work period. That simply is not the case. as shown in the image to the right. Note that the denominator of a fraction cannot be 0, as it would make the fraction undefined. Fractions can undergo many different operations, some of which are mentioned below. In mathematics, a fraction is a number that represents a part of a whole. It consists of a numerator and a denominator. The numerator represents the number of equal parts of a whole, while the denominator is the total number of parts that make up said whole. For example, in the fraction of 3 Third, the "8 and 80" system requires the employer to pay overtime for every hour worked in excess of 80 hours during the 14-day work period. Credit can be taken for any overtime paid in excess of eight hours per day. For example, if an employee works 84 hours in the work period, he/she would be due four hours of overtime. If that same employee had worked a 12-hour shift during that work period and the employer paid overtime on the four hours in excess of eight per day, then no additional overtime would be due for that work period. Other mistakes include failing to correctly calculate the employee's regular rate by omitting shift differential pay and performance-based bonuses, failing to add hours worked in more than one department or at more than one facility when determining the total hours worked, failing to include time spent while performing on-call assignments, and alternating between the regular 40-hour, 7-day workweek system and the "8 and 80" system in an effort to avoid overtime.

Converting from decimals to fractions is straightforward. It does, however, require the understanding that each decimal place to the right of the decimal point represents a power of 10; the first decimal place being 10 1, the second 10 2, the third 10 3, and so on. Simply determine what power of 10 the decimal extends to, use that power of 10 as the denominator, enter each number to the right of the decimal point as the numerator, and simplify. For example, looking at the number 0.1234, the number 4 is in the fourth decimal place, which constitutes 10 4, or 10,000. This would make the fraction 1234The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires that employers pay most hourly workers for all hours worked plus overtime, calculated at one-and-a-half times the employee's regular rate, based on 40 hours per seven-day workweek. However, certain employers may be eligible to use the "8 and 80" system, in which a two-week, fourteen-day time period is used for the calculation. Under this system, it is important to know who is eligible, how it works, what are the most common mistakes, and whether it is beneficial to your company. The "8 and 80" system has three requirements. First, the employer and employee must have an agreement to use the "8 and 80" system before any work is performed. Ideally, this information is provided to a prospective employee during the application process and thoroughly reviewed during orientation. A written agreement is not required; however, handbooks should clearly indicate the "8 and 80" system will be used if the employee so agrees. Additionally, although not required, a written agreement signed by the employee and maintained in the personnel file could be beneficial to the employer in the event that the employee (or the Department of Labor) ever challenges the employer's overtime practices.

An alternative method for finding a common denominator is to determine the least common multiple (LCM) for the denominators, then add or subtract the numerators as one would an integer. Using the least common multiple can be more efficient and is more likely to result in a fraction in simplified form. In the example above, the denominators were 4, 6, and 2. The least common multiple is the first shared multiple of these three numbers. Multiples of 2: 2, 4, 6, 8 10, 12 Similarly, fractions with denominators that are powers of 10 (or can be converted to powers of 10) can be translated to decimal form using the same principles. Take the fraction 1 The first multiple they all share is 12, so this is the least common multiple. To complete an addition (or subtraction) problem, multiply the numerators and denominators of each fraction in the problem by whatever value will make the denominators 12, then add the numerators. EX:

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Unlike adding and subtracting integers such as 2 and 8, fractions require a common denominator to undergo these operations. One method for finding a common denominator involves multiplying the numerators and denominators of all of the fractions involved by the product of the denominators of each fraction. Multiplying all of the denominators ensures that the new denominator is certain to be a multiple of each individual denominator. The numerators also need to be multiplied by the appropriate factors to preserve the value of the fraction as a whole. This is arguably the simplest way to ensure that the fractions have a common denominator. However, in most cases, the solutions to these equations will not appear in simplified form (the provided calculator computes the simplification automatically). Below is an example using this method. a