Adding & Subtracting Fractions

Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers

100

Convert 12/5 into a mixed number

2 2/5

200

Convert 74/3 into a mixed number

24 2/3

300

Convert 125/10 into a mixed number

12 5/10 or 12 1/2

400

Convert 5 2/3 into an improper fraction

17/3

500

Convert 10 3/7 into an improper fraction

73/7

Adding & Subtracting Fractions with Unlike Denominators

100

1/4 + 5/8

7/8

200

2/5 + 1/2

9/10

300

7/12 - 1/2

1/12

400

5/6 - 2/12

3/4

500

3/12 - 1/8

1/8

Adding Mixed Numbers with Unlike Denominators

100

4 1/6 + 9 2/3

13 5/6

200

8 1/4 + 8 1/2

16 3/4

300

8 1/6 + 4 1/2

12 2/3

400

8 1/12 + 2 2/3

10 3/4

500

10 5/6 + 8 2/12

19

Subtracting Mixed Numbers with Unlike Denominators

100

7 3/4 - 1 1/12

6 2/3

200

11 1/2- 7 3/8

4 1/8

300

17 8/9 - 8 2/3

9 2/9

400

7 4/5 - 2 9/10

4 9/10

500

9 1/2 - 5 8/12

3 5/6

Vocabulary for Working with Fractions

100

5 1/6 is an example of a _______ ________ .

Mixed number

200

12/7 is an example of an _______________. 

Improper fraction

300

A fraction is just a ____________ problem.

Division

400

Fractions must have the same _________ before adding or subtracting. (Hint: This is the 1st step when adding or subtracting fractions)

denominator

500

Use __________ fractions after finding the common denominator before adding or subtracting. (Hint: This is the 2nd step when adding or subtracting fractions)

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