Adding & Subtracting Fractions with Like Denominators
-12 * -4
48
Answers must be ___________.
Simplified
Exonerated
Simplified
At lunchtime, a cafeteria served a total of 1/2 of a pot of chicken soup and 3/8 of a pot of onion soup. How many pots of soup were served in all?
7/8
2/4 - 1/4
1/4
-35 + 12
-23
12/7 is an example of an _______________. This is not in the simplest form!
improper fraction
mixed number
impossible number
improper fraction
Mrs. Stephenson baked apple pies for her family. The boys ate 3/4 of a pie and the girls ate 1/12 of a pie. How much more pie did the boys eat than the girls?
8/12 simplified 2/3
9/10 - 7/10
1/5
|-6| - |-3|
3
Fractions must have the same _________ before adding or subtracting. (Hint: This is the #1 goal when adding or subtracting fractions)
denominator
numerator
procastinator
denominator
Joel and Brad made cornfields in Minecraft. Joel harvested 5/6 of an acre of corn on Monday and Brad harvested 7/12 of an acre. How many acres did Joel and Brad harvest together?
17/12 simplified 1 5/12
2/12 + 5/12
7/12
5/6 - 2/12
1/4
1/2 - 3/4
-2/8
Define an "Unlike Fraction"
Fractions with different denominators
At the farmers' market, Billy bought 2/3 of a pound of string beans and 4/5 of a pound of lima beans. How many pounds of beans did Billy buy?
22/15 = 1 7/15
|-7| * |-5|
35
What is the #1 goal before adding or subtracting fractions?
To have Like Fractions
To have the same denominators
Felix began his pizza delivery route with 3/4 of a tank of gas in his car. When he made it back to the pizzeria, 5/7 of a tank of gas was left. How much gas did Felix use?
1/28