Adding and Subtracting Fractions Visually (Different Denominators) Name:

Solve each problem. Answers

⁄9 - ⁄5 = ⁄45 - ⁄45 = ⁄45 ⁄2 + ⁄7 = ⁄14 + ⁄14 = ⁄14
1) 8 4 40 36 4 2) 1 3 7 6 13

⁄45
4
1.

- + 2.
13
⁄14
⁄45
13
3.

4.
46
⁄60
⁄9 - ⁄5 = ⁄45 - ⁄45 = ⁄45 ⁄6 + ⁄10 = ⁄60 + ⁄60 = ⁄60
3) 8 3 40 27 13 4) 4 1 40 6 46

⁄42
8
5.

- + 6.
39
⁄54
⁄40
2
7.

8.
22
⁄30
5) 2
⁄6 - ⁄7 = ⁄42 - ⁄42 = ⁄42
1 14 6 8 6) 5
⁄9 + ⁄6 = ⁄54 + ⁄54 = ⁄54
1 30 9 39

9.
4
⁄32
- + 10.
73
⁄72

7) 2
⁄8 - 1⁄5 = 10⁄40 - 8⁄40 = 2⁄40 8) 2
⁄5 + 2⁄6 = 12⁄30 + 10⁄30 = 22⁄30

- +

9) 1
⁄4 - 1⁄8 = 8⁄32 - 4⁄32 = 4⁄32 10) 8
⁄9 + 1⁄8 = 64⁄72 + 9⁄72 = 73⁄72

- +

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 Adding and Subtracting Fractions Visually (Different Denominators) Name: Answer Key
Solve each problem. Answers
⁄9 - ⁄5 = ⁄45 - ⁄45 = ⁄45 ⁄2 + ⁄7 = ⁄14 + ⁄14 = ⁄14
1) 8 4 40 36 4 2) 1 3 7 6 13

⁄45
4
1.

- + 2.
13
⁄14
⁄45
13
3.

4.
46
⁄60
⁄9 - ⁄5 = ⁄45 - ⁄45 = ⁄45 ⁄6 + ⁄10 = ⁄60 + ⁄60 = ⁄60
3) 8 3 40 27 13 4) 4 1 40 6 46

⁄42
8
5.

- + 6.
39
⁄54
⁄40
2
7.

8.
22
⁄30
5) 2
⁄6 - ⁄7 = ⁄42 - ⁄42 = ⁄42
1 14 6 8 6) 5
⁄9 + ⁄6 = ⁄54 + ⁄54 = ⁄54
1 30 9 39

9.
4
⁄32
- + 10.
73
⁄72

7) 2
⁄8 - 1⁄5 = 10⁄40 - 8⁄40 = 2⁄40 8) 2
⁄5 + 2⁄6 = 12⁄30 + 10⁄30 = 22⁄30

- +

9) 1
⁄4 - 1⁄8 = 8⁄32 - 4⁄32 = 4⁄32 10) 8
⁄9 + 1⁄8 = 64⁄72 + 9⁄72 = 73⁄72

- +

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