Lesson Learners
What did we learn about today?
How to add and subtract fractions with like denominators.
What are like fractions?
Fractions with the same denominator.
What is 3/5 + 1/5?
4/5.
What is 3/8 - 1/8?
2/8 or 1/4.
In March, all the leaves were falling off the trees and making a huge mess. Timmy worked 1/4 hour one day raking the leaves on his front lawn. He worked 3/4 hours the next day. How many hours did Timmy rake the leaves?
4/4 hours, or 1 hour.
How would you write "the sum of 5/6 and 1/6 as a mathematical expression?"
5/6 + 1/6.
How would you read 3/12 + 2/12 = 5/12?
"Three twelfths plus two twelfths equals five twelfths".
What is 2/7 + 1/7?
3/7.
What is 4/5 - 1/5?
3/5.
Sarah helped her mother with the laundry. She did 1/8 of it on Monday and 3/8 of it on Tuesday. What fraction of the laundry had she done?
4/8 or 1/2 of the laundry.
How would you write "the difference between 5/6 and 1/6"?
5/6 - 1/6.
What does sum mean?
To add.
What is 3/4 + 3/4?
6/4 or 1 2/4 or 1 1/2.
What is 12/15 - 2/15? In simplest form?
10/15 or 2/3.
John went to different train stations in Perth. He saw 2/5 kilometre of track at Cockburn station. He saw 4/5 mile of track at Elizabeth Quay station. How much more track did John see at Elizabeth Quay than Cockburn?
2/5 kilometres.
How would you write "1/6 subtracted from 5/6?"
5/6 - 1/6.
What does difference mean?
To subtract.
What is 4/5 + 3/5?
7/5 or 1 2/5.
During lunch recess, Mrs. Davies and Mr. D decided to have a race. Mrs. Davies ran 13/18 of a kilometre, and Mr. D ran 7/18 of a kilometre. How much farther did Mrs. Davies run than Mr. D?
5/18 or 1/3 of a kilometre.
In Mr. D's class, the students use the following phrases when they chat with their friends online: Mewing: 9/29. IDK: 11/29. Skibidi: 3/29. CAP: 15/29. Rizz: 23/29.
What fraction of these students use Rizz and IDK when chatting online?
23/29 +11/29 =34/29 =1 5/29
How would you write "5/6 increased by 1/6"?
5/6 + 1/6.
When 9/16 and 5/16 are added together, do they equal 7/8? Explain your reasoning.
Yes, because 9/16 + 5/16 = 14/16, when 14/16 is reduced to simplest form, it is equal to 7/8.
What is 7/9 + 4/9?
11/9 or 1 2/9.
From Monday to Saturday, it rained 3/8 centimetres. The total rainfall for the week was 7/8 centimetres. How much rain fell on Sunday alone?
4/8 or 1/2 centimetres.
What goes in the "?" to make this sentence true:
3/11 + ?/11 = 9/11
? = 6.