Adding Fractions with Different Denominators
Grade 6•45 minutes
Learning Objective
I can add fractions with different denominators by finding equivalent fractions with a common denominator.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Explain in your own words why it is necessary to find a common denominator before adding fractions.
2. What is a "common multiple" and how does it relate to finding a common denominator when adding fractions? Give an example using the numbers 3 and 5.
3. Rewrite the fractions ¼ and ⅓ as equivalent fractions with a common denominator. What is the common denominator you chose?
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