Intro to the Fraction Calculator

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Section 19.4 Intro to the Fraction Calculator

Today, we will all be jointly working on a fraction calculator, that is a calculator that can solve simple fraction problems such as adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions.

When tackling a bigger programming challenge such as this it’s important to plan ahead!

Here is a first (rather coarse) breakdown of our Fraction Calculator:

Get a fraction problem from the user
Compute the result
Display the result
Continue (y/n)?

Activity 19.1.

How can we further break down "Get a fraction problem from the user"?

Activity 19.2.

How can we further break down "Get a fraction"?

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