Adding Fractions
1/3+1/3=
2/3
1/2-1/2=
0 or 0/2
1/4 of the crops collected during the Spring are corn. 2/4 of the crops collected are pumpkins. What fraction of corn and pumpkins were collected?
3/4
1/4 of the spring season is used for planting crops. 2/4 is used for tending to the crops. What fraction of the season is left for harvesting crops?
1/4
What is the top number in a fraction called?
Numerator
2/6+3/6=
5/6
3/3-1/3=
2/3
1/5 of the land was given to the American settlers by the Native Americans. 3/5 of the land still belongs to the Native Americans. How much land do the American settlers and Native Americans have all together?
4/5
Joanie's mom wants to bring mashed potatoes to the community potluck. She has peeled 4/10 of the potatoes. What fraction of potatoes are left to peel?
6/10
What is the bottom number in a fraction called?
Denominator
5/10+4/10=
9/10
4/10-2/10=
2/10
5/9 of the tobacco plants are dead. 1/9 of the tobacco plants are dying. How many tobacco plants are dead or dying?
6/9
5/9 of the squash in the colony garden are ready to be picked. 3/9 of the squash in the colony garden are rotten. The rest of the squash are not ripe yet. How many of the squash are not ripe yet?
1/9
What does a fraction tell you?
Parts of a whole
1/10+5/10=
6/10
7/8-6/8=
1/8
3/10 of the upper class women go to tea on Monday's. 2/10 of the upper class women go to tea on Wednesday's. What fraction of the women in the upper class go to tea on Monday's and Wednesday's?
5/10
The Native Americans are moving towards the west. 2/9 of the families are packed. 3/9 of the families are almost packed. The rest of the families are not packed. What fraction of families are not packed?
4/9
Do you add the denominator when adding fractions?
No
3/7+2/7=
5/7
5/8-3/8=
2/8
5/8 of the children in a town go to school. 1/8 of the children in the town work in fields collecting crops. What fraction of the children go to school and work in the fields collecting crops?
6/8
On one boat traveling to America, there are 10 English settlers. 6/10 of the English settlers are women and children. The rest are men. What fraction of the settlers are men?
4/10
Can you add fractions with a different denominator the same way you add fractions with the same denominator?
ex. 2/4+1/3 and 2/4+1/4
No