Adding Unlike Fractions

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Learning Objective

I can add fractions with different denominators by changing them to have the same denominator.

Practice Questions

This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.

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1. Explain in your own words why we need to change fractions to have the same denominator before we can add them.

2. What does it mean for two fractions to be "equivalent"? Give an example of two equivalent fractions.

3. What is the "easiest common denominator" method, in your own words?

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