Adding Fractions with Unlike Denominators

Grade 345 minutesArizona state math standards

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

2. Why can't you simply add the top numbers and the bottom numbers when adding fractions, as the video explained?

3. Imagine you have two fractions: ⅗ and ⅕. Explain how you would add them together. What is the answer?

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