Steps/Vocabulary
What is the 1st step when adding fractions with unlike denominators?
Find common multiples
2/8
1/4
3/5 + 1/10 =
7/10
What is the 2nd step when adding fractions with unlike denominators?
Make the denominators the same (with the common multiple)
4/12
1/3
2/36 + 3/9 =
7/18
What is the 3rd step when adding fractions with unlike denominators?
Add
44/77
4/7
1/8 + 3/5 =
29/40
What is an improper fraction?
A fraction with a numerator that is greater than the denominator
54/72
3/4
2/9 + 3/10 =
47/90
What is a mixed number?
A whole number and a fraction
84/112
3/4
10/15 + 3/9 =
135/135