Adding Fractions with Unlike Denominators

Unknown Grade45 minutes

Learning Objective

I can add two fractions with different denominators by converting them to equivalent fractions before combining them.

Practice Questions

This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.

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1. What is the first step you should take when adding two fractions with different denominators?

2. Convert the fractions ⅓ and ¼ to equivalent fractions with a common denominator. What is that common denominator, and what are the equivalent fractions?

3. If you add the fractions ⅖ and ⅗, what is the common denominator you would use, and what is the sum of the two fractions?

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