Adding Fractions
10/12 + 3/12
13/12 or 1 1/12
8/10 - 4/10
4/10 or 2/5
The numerator
2 4/5 +3 1/5
5 5/5 or 6
2 4/5 - 1 3/5
1 1/5
4/8 + 5/8
9/8 or 1 1/8
15/20 - 7/20
8/20 or 4/10 or 2/5
The bottom number on the fraction is called...
The denominator
1 3/10 + 2 6/10
3 9/10
4 3/10 - 2 2/10
2 1/10
5/24 + 7/24
12/24 or 1/2
56/25 - 6/25
50/25 or 2
When you have a whole number and a fraction together, this is called a...
Mixed number
2 2/4 +3 1/4
5 3/4
3 1/4 - 1 3/4
1 2/4 or 1 1/2
9/90 + 32/90
41/90
145/100 - 123/100
22/100
When the numerator is larger than the denominator, this is called an...
improper fraction
5 4/12 + 2 2/12
7 6/12 or 7 1/2
8 12/50 - 4 16/50
3 46/50 or 3 23/25
125/400 + 350/400
475/400 or 1 75/400
324/60 - 204/60
120/60 or 2
When two different fractions take up the same part of a whole this means these fractions are...
Equivalent
3 16/5 + 8 4/5
11 20/5 or 15
10 7/100 - 8 106/100
1 1/100