Add/Subtract Like Fractions
1/6 + 2/6
1/2
1 1/3 + 2 1/3
3 1/3
3 x 1/5
3/5
Example: 1/8
Unit Fraction OR Simplest Form
Jason got two new Play Station games for his birthday. He spent 4/10 of an hour playing a football game, and 9/10 of an hour playing a soccer game. How much longer did he spend playing the soccer game?
5/10 or 1/2 an hour longer playing soccer game
1/8 + 5/8
3/4
1 5/10 + 8 3/10
9 4/5
8 x 1/12
2/3
Example: 10/8
Improper Fraction
Tina ate 2/7 of a pan of brownies. Tom ate 3/7 of the pan of brownies. How much of the pan of brownies did they eat together?
They ate 5/7 all together.
6/10 + 4/10
1
7 20/100 + 2 40/100
9 3/5
3 x 8/16
1 1/2
Example: 4 8/9
Mixed Number
Jack’s mom made a cake for his birthday. Each person ate 2/15 of the cake. There were 5 people. How much of the cake was eaten?
10/15 or 2/3 of the cake was eaten.
7/10 - 3/10
2/5
9 11/12 - 4 1/12
5 5/6
6 x 7/8
5 1/4
Fractions with the same denominator are called...
Like Fractions
A recipe for chicken casserole calls for 2 cups of chicken broth. Aruth plans to only make 1/2 the amount of the recipe. How much chicken broth does Aruth actually need?
1 cup
1000/1200 - 600/1200
1/3
Grant ate 2 2/12 KitKats for Halloween. Devyn ate 6 5/12 of KitKats for Halloween. How many KitKats did they eat altogether?
8 7/12 KitKats
Jocie and four of her friends each have 1/5 package of Oreos. How many packages of Oreos do they have in all?
1 package of Oreos
Fractions with different denominators are called…
Unlike fractions
A hiker has hiked 2/3 the way up a 9-kilometer mountain. How far has the hiker hiked?
6 kilometers