Adding Unlike Fractions
1/4 + 2/3 =
11/12
3/4 − 1/3 =
5/12
8/12
2/3
3/8 + 2/8 =
5/8
5
5 10 15 20 25
3/5 + 1/2 =
11/10 or 1 1/10
5/6 − 1/2 =
2/6
15/25
3/4
5/12 - 1/12 =

4/12 → simplified: 1/3
2
2 4 6 8 10
7/8 + 1/6 =
25/24 or 1 1/24
7/8 − 1/4 =
5/8
20/30
2/3
7/10 + 2/10 =
9/10
9
9 18 27 36 45
4/9 + 2/3 =
10/9 or 1 1/9
9/10 - 2/5 =

5/10
14/49
2/7
9/16 - 5/16 =
4/16 → simplified: 1/4
7
7 14 21 28 35
5/12 + 3/4 =

7/6 or 1 1/6
11/12 − 1/3 =
7/12
18/24

3/4
4/6 + 1/6 =
5/6
6
6 12 18 24 30