Adding Fractions
Adding unlike fractions:
1/2 + 1/2
1
Subtract unlike fractions:
2/3 - 1/3 =
1/3
Find the least common multiple of 4 and 6. Then solve: 1/4 + 1/6
12 & 5/12
Which is bigger: 1/2 or 1/3?
1/2
In the fraction 3/5, what is the numerator?
3
Adding unlike fractions:
7/9 + 3/18 =
17/18
Subtract unlike fractions:
9/12- 3/12 =
1/2
Find the least common multiple of 3 and 5. Then solve: 2/3 + 1/5
15 and the sum is 13/15
Which is bigger: 3/4 or 2/4?
3/4
In the fraction 7/8, what is the denominator?
8
Adding fractions
8/10 + 3/5 =
14/10 or 1 2/5
Subtract like fractions
17/18 - 12/18 =
5/18
Find the least common multiple of 6 and 8. Then solve: 5/6 − 1/8
24 and the difference is 17/24
Which is bigger: 9/16 or 5/8?
5/8
In the fraction 4/9, what does the denominator tell you?
the number of equal parts in the whole
Adding unlike fractions
5/15 + 1/5 =
8/15
Subtract unlike fractions
3/4 - 1/2
1/4
List the first 4 multiples of 8 and 12.
8, 16, 24, 32 and 12, 24, 36, 48
Which is bigger: 5/12 or 1/3?
1/3
In the fraction 6/10, what does the numerator tell you?
the number of parts you have
Adding unlike fractions
4/5 + 4/25=
4/5
Subtracting unlike fractions
15/16 - 7/8
1/16
List the first 5 multiples of 7 and 5.
7, 14, 21, 28, 35 and 5, 10, 15, 20, 25
Which is bigger: 7/10 or 3/5?
7/10
A recipe uses 3/8 cup of milk in the morning and 2/8 cup in the afternoon. How much milk is used in total?
5/8