Adding Fractions
1/2 + 1/2
1/2 X 1/2
1/4
What's the area of a rectangle with length of 3 inches and width of 2 1/2 inches?
7 1/2 square inches
Ana gave 1/2 of a pizza to her friend and 1/2 to her cousin. How much pizza did she give away?
1 whole pizza
The top part of a fraction is called...
numerator
2/3 + 1/4
11/12
2/3 X 1/4
2/12 or 1/6
A rectangular garden measures 3 1/4 yards by 4 1/2 yards. What is the area of the garden?
14 5/8 square yards
1/4
denominator
3/4 + 5/6
19/12 or 1 7/12
3/4 X 5/6
15/24 or 5/8
89 1/4 square feet
9/8 or 1 1/8 pounds
When using an area model to find the area of a rectangle, we must add together the ________ __________ to find the total area.
partial products