Adding Fractions
Grade 6•45 minutes
Learning Objective
I can add fractions with different denominators by finding 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 we need to find a common denominator before adding fractions with different denominators.
2. What does it mean for two fractions to be "equivalent"? Give an example of two equivalent fractions.
3. Using the "easiest common denominator" method, what whole fractions would you multiply by each of the fractions in the problem ¼ + ⅔?
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