Adding and Subtracting Rational Numbers

Grade 645 minutesCCSS 7.NS.1, 7.NS.1a, 7.NS.1b, 7.NS.1c, 7.NS.1d

Learning Objective

I can add and subtract positive and negative fractions and decimals.

Practice Questions

This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.

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1. Explain why you can't simply add the top and bottom numbers of two fractions when adding them.

2. What are "like fractions," and why are they easier to add or subtract than other fractions?

3. Calculate: ³/₁₁ + ⁵/₁₁. Show your work.

...and 4 more questions

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