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Addition and Subtraction of Fractions

Here are the step-by-step solutions to the mixed number addition and subtraction problems: 1) 1 3/8 - 11/8 = 1/4 2) 2 2/5 + 1 1/5 = 3 3/5 3) 1 7/8 - 1 6/8 = 1/8 4) 3 4/7 + 2 3/7 = 6 5) 4 8/9 - 2 1/9 = 2 7/9 6) 2 2/5 + 1 1/10 = 3 1/2 7) 3 1/4 - 2 1/2 = 3/4 8) 5 2

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Addition and Subtraction of Fractions

Here are the step-by-step solutions to the mixed number addition and subtraction problems: 1) 1 3/8 - 11/8 = 1/4 2) 2 2/5 + 1 1/5 = 3 3/5 3) 1 7/8 - 1 6/8 = 1/8 4) 3 4/7 + 2 3/7 = 6 5) 4 8/9 - 2 1/9 = 2 7/9 6) 2 2/5 + 1 1/10 = 3 1/2 7) 3 1/4 - 2 1/2 = 3/4 8) 5 2

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Adding and Subtracting

Fractions

By: Maren Miller


Review

• What is a numerator?

• What is a denominator?

• What does a normal fraction look like?

• What does a improper fraction look like?

• What does a mixed number look like?


Like Fractions
When fractions have the same
denominator they are like fractions.

You can add or subtract fractions when


you have like fractions.

4 7 6 3 2 5
5 5 5 5 5 5
These are all like fractions.
Adding Like Fractions
Steps:
1. Make sure that you have like fractions.
2. Add the numerators.
3. Write the sum over the denominator.
4. Write the answer in simplest form.

1 4 5 The
answer is:

6 6 6
5
6
Subtracting Like Fractions
Steps:
1. Make sure that you have like fractions.
2. Subtract the numerators.
3. Write the difference over the denominator.
4. Write the answer in simplest form.

7 3 4 The
answer is:

8 8 8
1
2
Exercise #1 Add or subtract, simplify, use mixed numbers

3/ 1/ 2 1/4
1. 1/5 + 2/5 = 5
8. 4/5 - 3/5 = 5 15. 12/4 - 3/4 =

2. 2/3 - 1/3 = 1/3 9. 7/8 + 3/8 = 1 2/8 16. 3/6 + 9/6 = 2


5/
3. 3/4 + 2/4 = 1 1/4 10. 2/6 + 3/6= 6 17. 4/13 - 2/13 = 2/13

4. 5/7 + 3/7 = 1 2/7 11. 5/10 - 3/10= 1/5 18. 7/9 - 1/9 = 8/
9

5. 3/2 - 1/2 = 1 12. 6/7 + 4/7 = 1 3/7 19. 8/16 - 4/16 = 1/


4

8/
6. 3/9 + 5/9 = 9 13. 9/12 + 3/12= 1 20. 2/3 + 5/3 = 2 1/3

7. 2/8 - 2/8 = 0 14. 2/7 - 1/7 = 1/7


Unlike Fractions
Unlike fractions have different denominators.

Adding or subtracting with unlike fractions


isn’t that different from adding or
subtracting like fractions. You just have to
find what their denominators have in
common.

2 3 5 5
3 4 6 8
Changing Unlike to Like
Steps:
1. Find a common multiple that will go into both denominators.
2. Multiply the numerator and denominator by the same number so the
denominator is the same as the common multiple.
WHAT EVER YOU DO TO THE BOTTOM YOU HAVE TO DO TO THE TOP!

2 4
Now you’re ready
3 3,26, 9, 12, 15, 18
to use these
6
fractions for
addition and
5 5 subtraction!

6 6,1 12, 18, 24, 30, 36


Exercise #2 Add fractions, put them in simplest form

1. 1/2 + 1/3 = 5/6 6. 3/4 + 3/20 = 9/10

2. 1/3 + 1/5 = 8/15 7. 6/7 + 3/4 = 1 17/


28

3. 5/6 + 1/3 = 1 1/6 8. 1/9 + 2/3 = 7/


9

4. 1/8 + 3/4 = 7/ 9. 3/6 + 2/9 = 13/


8 18

5. 3/3 + 5/6 = 1 5/ 10.1/6 + 5/12 =7/


6 12
Exercise #3 Subtract fractions, put them in simplest form

1. 1/5 - 2/5 = 1/10 6. 3/5 - 1/3 = 4/15

2. 1/4 - 1/6 = 1/
12
7. 1/3 - 1/6 = 1/
6

3. 7/8 - 2/3 = 5/ 8. 9/10 - 2/5 = 1/


24 2

4. 4/5 - 3/10 = 1/ 9. 2/3 - 1/2 = 1/


2 6

5. 8/9 - 1/3 = 5/ 10.4/5 - 1/3 = 7/15


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Improper Fractions

Improper fractions are easy!

Just treat them as if they’re normal


fractions.

That’s it!
Unlike Improper Fractions

5/ 15/
2 6
4/ 8/
3 6
7/ or 1 1/
6 6
Mixed Numbers
There are two ways to change mixed numbers
so you can add or subtract.

• Change the mixed number into an improper


fraction.

• Change just the fraction and leave the


whole number alone.
Mixed Numbers

Steps:
1. Add the fractions together.
2. Add the whole numbers.
1 1/
5

The answer is :
2 5
3/

3 4/5
3 5
4/
Unlike Mixed Numbers
Steps:
1. Change the unlike fractions to like fractions.
2. Add the fractions.
3. Add the whole numbers.
4. If the fraction is improper, change it to mixed and add the whole numbers.

The answer is:


1 1/
2 2 5/
6

341
4 1/3
3/ 8/2/
6 66
Exercise #4 Add or subtract, write in simplest form
1. 1 3/8 - 11/8 = 1/4 6. 2 2/5 + 1 1/10 = 3 1/2

2. 2 2/5 + 1 1/5 = 3 3/ 7. 3 1/4 – 2 1/2 = 3/4


5

3. 1 7/8 – 1 6/8 =1/ 8. 5 2/3 + 3 1/2 = 9 1/


8 6

4. 3 4/7 + 2 3/7 =6 9. 3 5/6 – 1 3/5 = 2 7/30

5. 4 8/9 - 2 1/9 = 2 7/ 10. 6 1/4 - 3 2/3 = 10


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