Adding Unlike Fractions
Grade 6•45 minutes
Learning Objective
I can add fractions with unlike denominators by rewriting them with 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 are equivalent fractions, and how do they help us add unlike fractions? Give an example of two equivalent fractions.
3. Using the "easiest common denominator" method described in the video, what common denominator would you use to add the fractions ¼ and ⅓? Show your work.
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