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Adding and Subtracting Fractions Visually (Different Denominators) Name:

Solve each problem. Answers


1) 5
⁄6 - ⁄3 = ⁄18 - ⁄18 = ⁄18
1 15 6 9 2) 1
⁄2 + ⁄5 = ⁄10 + ⁄10 = ⁄10
2 5 4 9

1.
9
⁄18
⁄10
9
- + 2.

3.
24
⁄63
⁄27
30
4.

⁄7 - ⁄9 = ⁄63 - ⁄63 = ⁄63 ⁄3 + ⁄9 = ⁄27 + ⁄27 = ⁄27


3) 5 3 45 21 24 4) 2 4 18 12 30
⁄30
9
5.

- + 6.
24
⁄20
7.
1
⁄10
8.
28
⁄45
5) 4
⁄5 - 3⁄6 = 24⁄30 - 15⁄30 = 9⁄30 6) 7
⁄10 + 1⁄2 = 14⁄20 + 10⁄20 = 24⁄20
⁄16
0
9.

- + 10.
8
⁄12

7) 3
⁄5 - 1⁄2 = 6⁄10 - 5⁄10 = 1⁄10 8) 2
⁄5 + 2⁄9 = 18⁄45 + 10⁄45 = 28⁄45

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9) 4
⁄8 - 1⁄2 = 8⁄16 - 8⁄16 = 0⁄16 10) 1
⁄2 + 1⁄6 = 6⁄12 + 2⁄12 = 8⁄12

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Math 1
Adding and Subtracting Fractions Visually (Different Denominators) Name:
Solve each problem. Answers
1) 7
⁄9 - ⁄4 = ⁄36 - ⁄36 = ⁄36
3 28 27 1 2) 2
⁄3 + ⁄9 = ⁄27 + ⁄27 = ⁄27
1 18 3 21

1.
1
⁄36
⁄27
21
- + 2.

3.
1
⁄10
⁄12
8
4.

⁄2 - ⁄5 = ⁄10 - ⁄10 = ⁄10 ⁄2 + ⁄6 = ⁄12 + ⁄12 = ⁄12


3) 1 2 5 4 1 4) 1 1 6 2 8
⁄18
0
5.

- + 6.
45
⁄42
7.
3
⁄10
8.
101
⁄63
5) 2
⁄6 - 1⁄3 = 6⁄18 - 6⁄18 = 0⁄18 6) 4
⁄7 + 3⁄6 = 24⁄42 + 21⁄42 = 45⁄42
⁄14
3
9.

- + 10.
16
⁄12

7) 4
⁄5 - 1⁄2 = 8⁄10 - 5⁄10 = 3⁄10 8) 8
⁄9 + 5⁄7 = 56⁄63 + 45⁄63 = 101⁄63

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9) 5
⁄7 - 1⁄2 = 10⁄14 - 7⁄14 = 3⁄14 10) 5
⁄6 + 1⁄2 = 10⁄12 + 6⁄12 = 16⁄12

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Math 2
Adding and Subtracting Fractions Visually (Different Denominators) Name:
Solve each problem. Answers
1) 2
⁄4 - ⁄2 = ⁄8 - ⁄8 = ⁄8
1 4 4 0 2) 5
⁄6 + ⁄8 = ⁄48 + ⁄48 = ⁄48
5 40 30 70

1.
0
⁄8
⁄48
70
- + 2.

3.
4
⁄40
⁄30
32
4.

⁄8 - ⁄5 = ⁄40 - ⁄40 = ⁄40 ⁄3 + ⁄10 = ⁄30 + ⁄30 = ⁄30


3) 4 2 20 16 4 4) 2 4 20 12 32
⁄56
5
5.

- + 6.
27
⁄27
7.
33
⁄56
8.
11
⁄12
5) 5
⁄7 - 5⁄8 = 40⁄56 - 35⁄56 = 5⁄56 6) 2
⁄3 + 3⁄9 = 18⁄27 + 9⁄27 = 27⁄27
⁄54
21
9.

- + 10.
56
⁄48

7) 7
⁄8 - 2⁄7 = 49⁄56 - 16⁄56 = 33⁄56 8) 2
⁄3 + 1⁄4 = 8⁄12 + 3⁄12 = 11⁄12

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9) 8
⁄9 - 3⁄6 = 48⁄54 - 27⁄54 = 21⁄54 10) 4
⁄6 + 4⁄8 = 32⁄48 + 24⁄48 = 56⁄48

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Math 3
Adding and Subtracting Fractions Visually (Different Denominators) Name:
Solve each problem. Answers
1) 4
⁄5 - ⁄6 = ⁄30 - ⁄30 = ⁄30
1 24 5 19 2) 5
⁄6 + ⁄2 = ⁄12 + ⁄12 = ⁄12
1 10 6 16

1.
19
⁄30
⁄12
16
- + 2.

3.
8
⁄60
⁄30
27
4.

⁄6 - ⁄10 = ⁄60 - ⁄60 = ⁄60 ⁄6 + ⁄5 = ⁄30 + ⁄30 = ⁄30


3) 5 7 50 42 8 4) 3 2 15 12 27
⁄50
25
5.

- + 6.
22
⁄20
7.
3
⁄54
8.
50
⁄36
5) 3
⁄5 - 1⁄10 = 30⁄50 - 5⁄50 = 25⁄50 6) 6
⁄10 + 1⁄2 = 12⁄20 + 10⁄20 = 22⁄20
⁄14
5
9.

- + 10.
19
⁄14

7) 1
⁄6 - 1⁄9 = 9⁄54 - 6⁄54 = 3⁄54 8) 8
⁄9 + 2⁄4 = 32⁄36 + 18⁄36 = 50⁄36

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9) 1
⁄2 - 1⁄7 = 7⁄14 - 2⁄14 = 5⁄14 10) 6
⁄7 + 1⁄2 = 12⁄14 + 7⁄14 = 19⁄14

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Math 4
Adding and Subtracting Fractions Visually (Different Denominators) Name:
Solve each problem. Answers
1) 6
⁄10 - ⁄2 = ⁄20 - ⁄20 = ⁄20
1 12 10 2 2) 5
⁄10 + ⁄5 = ⁄50 + ⁄50 = ⁄50
1 25 10 35

1.
2
⁄20
⁄50
35
- + 2.

3.
54
⁄80
⁄8
6
4.

⁄10 - ⁄8 = ⁄80 - ⁄80 = ⁄80 ⁄2 + ⁄4 = ⁄8 + ⁄8 = ⁄8


3) 8 1 64 10 54 4) 1 1 4 2 6
⁄20
1
5.

- + 6.
41
⁄35
7.
3
⁄18
8.
37
⁄42
5) 4
⁄5 - 3⁄4 = 16⁄20 - 15⁄20 = 1⁄20 6) 3
⁄5 + 4⁄7 = 21⁄35 + 20⁄35 = 41⁄35
⁄15
1
9.

- + 10.
11
⁄18

7) 1
⁄2 - 3⁄9 = 9⁄18 - 6⁄18 = 3⁄18 8) 5
⁄7 + 1⁄6 = 30⁄42 + 7⁄42 = 37⁄42

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9) 2
⁄5 - 1⁄3 = 6⁄15 - 5⁄15 = 1⁄15 10) 1
⁄2 + 1⁄9 = 9⁄18 + 2⁄18 = 11⁄18

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Math 5
Adding and Subtracting Fractions Visually (Different Denominators) Name:
Solve each problem. Answers
1) 8
⁄10 - ⁄5 = ⁄50 - ⁄50 = ⁄50
4 40 40 0 2) 2
⁄4 + ⁄9 = ⁄36 + ⁄36 = ⁄36
3 18 12 30

1.
0
⁄50
⁄36
30
- + 2.

3.
6
⁄18
⁄35
22
4.

⁄3 - ⁄6 = ⁄18 - ⁄18 = ⁄18 ⁄7 + ⁄5 = ⁄35 + ⁄35 = ⁄35


3) 2 2 12 6 6 4) 3 1 15 7 22
⁄40
6
5.

- + 6.
37
⁄40
7.
1
⁄14
8.
34
⁄24
5) 3
⁄4 - 6⁄10 = 30⁄40 - 24⁄40 = 6⁄40 6) 4
⁄5 + 1⁄8 = 32⁄40 + 5⁄40 = 37⁄40
⁄32
16
9.

- + 10.
7
⁄6

7) 1
⁄2 - 3⁄7 = 7⁄14 - 6⁄14 = 1⁄14 8) 6
⁄8 + 2⁄3 = 18⁄24 + 16⁄24 = 34⁄24

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9) 6
⁄8 - 1⁄4 = 24⁄32 - 8⁄32 = 16⁄32 10) 2
⁄3 + 1⁄2 = 4⁄6 + 3⁄6 = 7⁄6

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Math 6
Adding and Subtracting Fractions Visually (Different Denominators) Name:
Solve each problem. Answers
1) 7
⁄8 - ⁄7 = ⁄56 - ⁄56 = ⁄56
5 49 40 9 2) 3
⁄4 + ⁄8 = ⁄32 + ⁄32 = ⁄32
1 24 4 28

1.
9
⁄56
⁄32
28
- + 2.

3.
34
⁄60
⁄40
40
4.

⁄10 - ⁄6 = ⁄60 - ⁄60 = ⁄60 ⁄10 + ⁄4 = ⁄40 + ⁄40 = ⁄40


3) 9 2 54 20 34 4) 5 2 20 20 40
⁄70
6
5.

- + 6.
7
⁄12
7.
32
⁄90
8.
24
⁄20
5) 2
⁄7 - 2⁄10 = 20⁄70 - 14⁄70 = 6⁄70 6) 1
⁄3 + 1⁄4 = 4⁄12 + 3⁄12 = 7⁄12
⁄24
2
9.

- + 10.
22
⁄24

7) 5
⁄9 - 2⁄10 = 50⁄90 - 18⁄90 = 32⁄90 8) 7
⁄10 + 1⁄2 = 14⁄20 + 10⁄20 = 24⁄20

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9) 6
⁄8 - 2⁄3 = 18⁄24 - 16⁄24 = 2⁄24 10) 4
⁄6 + 1⁄4 = 16⁄24 + 6⁄24 = 22⁄24

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Math 7
Adding and Subtracting Fractions Visually (Different Denominators) Name:
Solve each problem. Answers
1) 2
⁄5 - ⁄3 = ⁄15 - ⁄15 = ⁄15
1 6 5 1 2) 2
⁄4 + ⁄2 = ⁄8 + ⁄8 = ⁄8
1 4 4 8

1.
1
⁄15
⁄8
8
- + 2.

3.
6
⁄16
⁄60
46
4.

⁄8 - ⁄2 = ⁄16 - ⁄16 = ⁄16 ⁄6 + ⁄10 = ⁄60 + ⁄60 = ⁄60


3) 7 1 14 8 6 4) 4 1 40 6 46
⁄90
53
5.

- + 6.
19
⁄35
7.
11
⁄20
8.
10
⁄12
5) 8
⁄9 - 3⁄10 = 80⁄90 - 27⁄90 = 53⁄90 6) 2
⁄5 + 1⁄7 = 14⁄35 + 5⁄35 = 19⁄35
⁄10
1
9.

- + 10.
20
⁄21

7) 4
⁄5 - 1⁄4 = 16⁄20 - 5⁄20 = 11⁄20 8) 1
⁄2 + 2⁄6 = 6⁄12 + 4⁄12 = 10⁄12

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9) 1
⁄2 - 2⁄5 = 5⁄10 - 4⁄10 = 1⁄10 10) 2
⁄3 + 2⁄7 = 14⁄21 + 6⁄21 = 20⁄21

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Math 8
Adding and Subtracting Fractions Visually (Different Denominators) Name:
Solve each problem. Answers
1) 3
⁄5 - ⁄2 = ⁄10 - ⁄10 = ⁄10
1 6 5 1 2) 3
⁄4 + ⁄10 = ⁄40 + ⁄40 = ⁄40
1 30 4 34

1.
1
⁄10
⁄40
34
- + 2.

3.
2
⁄21
⁄32
28
4.

⁄7 - ⁄3 = ⁄21 - ⁄21 = ⁄21 ⁄4 + ⁄8 = ⁄32 + ⁄32 = ⁄32


3) 3 1 9 7 2 4) 2 3 16 12 28
⁄70
29
5.

- + 6.
76
⁄60
7.
10
⁄48
8.
14
⁄15
5) 7
⁄10 - 2⁄7 = 49⁄70 - 20⁄70 = 29⁄70 6) 4
⁄6 + 6⁄10 = 40⁄60 + 36⁄60 = 76⁄60
⁄72
12
9.

- + 10.
46
⁄45

7) 3
⁄8 - 1⁄6 = 18⁄48 - 8⁄48 = 10⁄48 8) 3
⁄5 + 1⁄3 = 9⁄15 + 5⁄15 = 14⁄15

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9) 4
⁄8 - 3⁄9 = 36⁄72 - 24⁄72 = 12⁄72 10) 4
⁄5 + 2⁄9 = 36⁄45 + 10⁄45 = 46⁄45

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Math 9
Adding and Subtracting Fractions Visually (Different Denominators) Name:
Solve each problem. Answers
1) 2
⁄7 - ⁄9 = ⁄63 - ⁄63 = ⁄63
1 18 7 11 2) 2
⁄4 + ⁄5 = ⁄20 + ⁄20 = ⁄20
1 10 4 14

1.
11
⁄63
⁄20
14
- + 2.

3.
4
⁄24
⁄20
9
4.

⁄3 - ⁄8 = ⁄24 - ⁄24 = ⁄24 ⁄4 + ⁄5 = ⁄20 + ⁄20 = ⁄20


3) 2 4 16 12 4 4) 1 1 5 4 9
⁄8
0
5.

- + 6.
58
⁄48
7.
6
⁄45
8.
14
⁄12
5) 2
⁄4 - 1⁄2 = 4⁄8 - 4⁄8 = 0⁄8 6) 5
⁄6 + 3⁄8 = 40⁄48 + 18⁄48 = 58⁄48
⁄63
26
9.

- + 10.
47
⁄30

7) 4
⁄5 - 6⁄9 = 36⁄45 - 30⁄45 = 6⁄45 8) 2
⁄3 + 2⁄4 = 8⁄12 + 6⁄12 = 14⁄12

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9) 5
⁄9 - 1⁄7 = 35⁄63 - 9⁄63 = 26⁄63 10) 9
⁄10 + 2⁄3 = 27⁄30 + 20⁄30 = 47⁄30

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Math 10
Adding and Subtracting Fractions Visually (Different Denominators) Name: Answer Key
Solve each problem. Answers
1) 5
⁄6 - ⁄3 = ⁄18 - ⁄18 = ⁄18
1 15 6 9 2) 1
⁄2 + ⁄5 = ⁄10 + ⁄10 = ⁄10
2 5 4 9

1.
9
⁄18
⁄10
9
- + 2.

3.
24
⁄63
⁄27
30
4.

⁄7 - ⁄9 = ⁄63 - ⁄63 = ⁄63 ⁄3 + ⁄9 = ⁄27 + ⁄27 = ⁄27


3) 5 3 45 21 24 4) 2 4 18 12 30
⁄30
9
5.

- + 6.
24
⁄20
7.
1
⁄10
8.
28
⁄45
5) 4
⁄5 - 3⁄6 = 24⁄30 - 15⁄30 = 9⁄30 6) 7
⁄10 + 1⁄2 = 14⁄20 + 10⁄20 = 24⁄20
⁄16
0
9.

- + 10.
8
⁄12

7) 3
⁄5 - 1⁄2 = 6⁄10 - 5⁄10 = 1⁄10 8) 2
⁄5 + 2⁄9 = 18⁄45 + 10⁄45 = 28⁄45

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9) 4
⁄8 - 1⁄2 = 8⁄16 - 8⁄16 = 0⁄16 10) 1
⁄2 + 1⁄6 = 6⁄12 + 2⁄12 = 8⁄12

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Math 1
Adding and Subtracting Fractions Visually (Different Denominators) Name: Answer Key
Solve each problem. Answers
1) 7
⁄9 - ⁄4 = ⁄36 - ⁄36 = ⁄36
3 28 27 1 2) 2
⁄3 + ⁄9 = ⁄27 + ⁄27 = ⁄27
1 18 3 21

1.
1
⁄36
⁄27
21
- + 2.

3.
1
⁄10
⁄12
8
4.

⁄2 - ⁄5 = ⁄10 - ⁄10 = ⁄10 ⁄2 + ⁄6 = ⁄12 + ⁄12 = ⁄12


3) 1 2 5 4 1 4) 1 1 6 2 8
⁄18
0
5.

- + 6.
45
⁄42
7.
3
⁄10
8.
101
⁄63
5) 2
⁄6 - 1⁄3 = 6⁄18 - 6⁄18 = 0⁄18 6) 4
⁄7 + 3⁄6 = 24⁄42 + 21⁄42 = 45⁄42
⁄14
3
9.

- + 10.
16
⁄12

7) 4
⁄5 - 1⁄2 = 8⁄10 - 5⁄10 = 3⁄10 8) 8
⁄9 + 5⁄7 = 56⁄63 + 45⁄63 = 101⁄63

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9) 5
⁄7 - 1⁄2 = 10⁄14 - 7⁄14 = 3⁄14 10) 5
⁄6 + 1⁄2 = 10⁄12 + 6⁄12 = 16⁄12

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Math 2
Adding and Subtracting Fractions Visually (Different Denominators) Name: Answer Key
Solve each problem. Answers
1) 2
⁄4 - ⁄2 = ⁄8 - ⁄8 = ⁄8
1 4 4 0 2) 5
⁄6 + ⁄8 = ⁄48 + ⁄48 = ⁄48
5 40 30 70

1.
0
⁄8
⁄48
70
- + 2.

3.
4
⁄40
⁄30
32
4.

⁄8 - ⁄5 = ⁄40 - ⁄40 = ⁄40 ⁄3 + ⁄10 = ⁄30 + ⁄30 = ⁄30


3) 4 2 20 16 4 4) 2 4 20 12 32
⁄56
5
5.

- + 6.
27
⁄27
7.
33
⁄56
8.
11
⁄12
5) 5
⁄7 - 5⁄8 = 40⁄56 - 35⁄56 = 5⁄56 6) 2
⁄3 + 3⁄9 = 18⁄27 + 9⁄27 = 27⁄27
⁄54
21
9.

- + 10.
56
⁄48

7) 7
⁄8 - 2⁄7 = 49⁄56 - 16⁄56 = 33⁄56 8) 2
⁄3 + 1⁄4 = 8⁄12 + 3⁄12 = 11⁄12

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9) 8
⁄9 - 3⁄6 = 48⁄54 - 27⁄54 = 21⁄54 10) 4
⁄6 + 4⁄8 = 32⁄48 + 24⁄48 = 56⁄48

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Math 3
Adding and Subtracting Fractions Visually (Different Denominators) Name: Answer Key
Solve each problem. Answers
1) 4
⁄5 - ⁄6 = ⁄30 - ⁄30 = ⁄30
1 24 5 19 2) 5
⁄6 + ⁄2 = ⁄12 + ⁄12 = ⁄12
1 10 6 16

1.
19
⁄30
⁄12
16
- + 2.

3.
8
⁄60
⁄30
27
4.

⁄6 - ⁄10 = ⁄60 - ⁄60 = ⁄60 ⁄6 + ⁄5 = ⁄30 + ⁄30 = ⁄30


3) 5 7 50 42 8 4) 3 2 15 12 27
⁄50
25
5.

- + 6.
22
⁄20
7.
3
⁄54
8.
50
⁄36
5) 3
⁄5 - 1⁄10 = 30⁄50 - 5⁄50 = 25⁄50 6) 6
⁄10 + 1⁄2 = 12⁄20 + 10⁄20 = 22⁄20
⁄14
5
9.

- + 10.
19
⁄14

7) 1
⁄6 - 1⁄9 = 9⁄54 - 6⁄54 = 3⁄54 8) 8
⁄9 + 2⁄4 = 32⁄36 + 18⁄36 = 50⁄36

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9) 1
⁄2 - 1⁄7 = 7⁄14 - 2⁄14 = 5⁄14 10) 6
⁄7 + 1⁄2 = 12⁄14 + 7⁄14 = 19⁄14

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Math 4
Adding and Subtracting Fractions Visually (Different Denominators) Name: Answer Key
Solve each problem. Answers
1) 6
⁄10 - ⁄2 = ⁄20 - ⁄20 = ⁄20
1 12 10 2 2) 5
⁄10 + ⁄5 = ⁄50 + ⁄50 = ⁄50
1 25 10 35

1.
2
⁄20
⁄50
35
- + 2.

3.
54
⁄80
⁄8
6
4.

⁄10 - ⁄8 = ⁄80 - ⁄80 = ⁄80 ⁄2 + ⁄4 = ⁄8 + ⁄8 = ⁄8


3) 8 1 64 10 54 4) 1 1 4 2 6
⁄20
1
5.

- + 6.
41
⁄35
7.
3
⁄18
8.
37
⁄42
5) 4
⁄5 - 3⁄4 = 16⁄20 - 15⁄20 = 1⁄20 6) 3
⁄5 + 4⁄7 = 21⁄35 + 20⁄35 = 41⁄35
⁄15
1
9.

- + 10.
11
⁄18

7) 1
⁄2 - 3⁄9 = 9⁄18 - 6⁄18 = 3⁄18 8) 5
⁄7 + 1⁄6 = 30⁄42 + 7⁄42 = 37⁄42

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9) 2
⁄5 - 1⁄3 = 6⁄15 - 5⁄15 = 1⁄15 10) 1
⁄2 + 1⁄9 = 9⁄18 + 2⁄18 = 11⁄18

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Math 5
Adding and Subtracting Fractions Visually (Different Denominators) Name: Answer Key
Solve each problem. Answers
1) 8
⁄10 - ⁄5 = ⁄50 - ⁄50 = ⁄50
4 40 40 0 2) 2
⁄4 + ⁄9 = ⁄36 + ⁄36 = ⁄36
3 18 12 30

1.
0
⁄50
⁄36
30
- + 2.

3.
6
⁄18
⁄35
22
4.

⁄3 - ⁄6 = ⁄18 - ⁄18 = ⁄18 ⁄7 + ⁄5 = ⁄35 + ⁄35 = ⁄35


3) 2 2 12 6 6 4) 3 1 15 7 22
⁄40
6
5.

- + 6.
37
⁄40
7.
1
⁄14
8.
34
⁄24
5) 3
⁄4 - 6⁄10 = 30⁄40 - 24⁄40 = 6⁄40 6) 4
⁄5 + 1⁄8 = 32⁄40 + 5⁄40 = 37⁄40
⁄32
16
9.

- + 10.
7
⁄6

7) 1
⁄2 - 3⁄7 = 7⁄14 - 6⁄14 = 1⁄14 8) 6
⁄8 + 2⁄3 = 18⁄24 + 16⁄24 = 34⁄24

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9) 6
⁄8 - 1⁄4 = 24⁄32 - 8⁄32 = 16⁄32 10) 2
⁄3 + 1⁄2 = 4⁄6 + 3⁄6 = 7⁄6

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Math 6
Adding and Subtracting Fractions Visually (Different Denominators) Name: Answer Key
Solve each problem. Answers
1) 7
⁄8 - ⁄7 = ⁄56 - ⁄56 = ⁄56
5 49 40 9 2) 3
⁄4 + ⁄8 = ⁄32 + ⁄32 = ⁄32
1 24 4 28

1.
9
⁄56
⁄32
28
- + 2.

3.
34
⁄60
⁄40
40
4.

⁄10 - ⁄6 = ⁄60 - ⁄60 = ⁄60 ⁄10 + ⁄4 = ⁄40 + ⁄40 = ⁄40


3) 9 2 54 20 34 4) 5 2 20 20 40
⁄70
6
5.

- + 6.
7
⁄12
7.
32
⁄90
8.
24
⁄20
5) 2
⁄7 - 2⁄10 = 20⁄70 - 14⁄70 = 6⁄70 6) 1
⁄3 + 1⁄4 = 4⁄12 + 3⁄12 = 7⁄12
⁄24
2
9.

- + 10.
22
⁄24

7) 5
⁄9 - 2⁄10 = 50⁄90 - 18⁄90 = 32⁄90 8) 7
⁄10 + 1⁄2 = 14⁄20 + 10⁄20 = 24⁄20

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9) 6
⁄8 - 2⁄3 = 18⁄24 - 16⁄24 = 2⁄24 10) 4
⁄6 + 1⁄4 = 16⁄24 + 6⁄24 = 22⁄24

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Math 7
Adding and Subtracting Fractions Visually (Different Denominators) Name: Answer Key
Solve each problem. Answers
1) 2
⁄5 - ⁄3 = ⁄15 - ⁄15 = ⁄15
1 6 5 1 2) 2
⁄4 + ⁄2 = ⁄8 + ⁄8 = ⁄8
1 4 4 8

1.
1
⁄15
⁄8
8
- + 2.

3.
6
⁄16
⁄60
46
4.

⁄8 - ⁄2 = ⁄16 - ⁄16 = ⁄16 ⁄6 + ⁄10 = ⁄60 + ⁄60 = ⁄60


3) 7 1 14 8 6 4) 4 1 40 6 46
⁄90
53
5.

- + 6.
19
⁄35
7.
11
⁄20
8.
10
⁄12
5) 8
⁄9 - 3⁄10 = 80⁄90 - 27⁄90 = 53⁄90 6) 2
⁄5 + 1⁄7 = 14⁄35 + 5⁄35 = 19⁄35
⁄10
1
9.

- + 10.
20
⁄21

7) 4
⁄5 - 1⁄4 = 16⁄20 - 5⁄20 = 11⁄20 8) 1
⁄2 + 2⁄6 = 6⁄12 + 4⁄12 = 10⁄12

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9) 1
⁄2 - 2⁄5 = 5⁄10 - 4⁄10 = 1⁄10 10) 2
⁄3 + 2⁄7 = 14⁄21 + 6⁄21 = 20⁄21

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Math 8
Adding and Subtracting Fractions Visually (Different Denominators) Name: Answer Key
Solve each problem. Answers
1) 3
⁄5 - ⁄2 = ⁄10 - ⁄10 = ⁄10
1 6 5 1 2) 3
⁄4 + ⁄10 = ⁄40 + ⁄40 = ⁄40
1 30 4 34

1.
1
⁄10
⁄40
34
- + 2.

3.
2
⁄21
⁄32
28
4.

⁄7 - ⁄3 = ⁄21 - ⁄21 = ⁄21 ⁄4 + ⁄8 = ⁄32 + ⁄32 = ⁄32


3) 3 1 9 7 2 4) 2 3 16 12 28
⁄70
29
5.

- + 6.
76
⁄60
7.
10
⁄48
8.
14
⁄15
5) 7
⁄10 - 2⁄7 = 49⁄70 - 20⁄70 = 29⁄70 6) 4
⁄6 + 6⁄10 = 40⁄60 + 36⁄60 = 76⁄60
⁄72
12
9.

- + 10.
46
⁄45

7) 3
⁄8 - 1⁄6 = 18⁄48 - 8⁄48 = 10⁄48 8) 3
⁄5 + 1⁄3 = 9⁄15 + 5⁄15 = 14⁄15

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9) 4
⁄8 - 3⁄9 = 36⁄72 - 24⁄72 = 12⁄72 10) 4
⁄5 + 2⁄9 = 36⁄45 + 10⁄45 = 46⁄45

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Math 9
Adding and Subtracting Fractions Visually (Different Denominators) Name: Answer Key
Solve each problem. Answers
1) 2
⁄7 - ⁄9 = ⁄63 - ⁄63 = ⁄63
1 18 7 11 2) 2
⁄4 + ⁄5 = ⁄20 + ⁄20 = ⁄20
1 10 4 14

1.
11
⁄63
⁄20
14
- + 2.

3.
4
⁄24
⁄20
9
4.

⁄3 - ⁄8 = ⁄24 - ⁄24 = ⁄24 ⁄4 + ⁄5 = ⁄20 + ⁄20 = ⁄20


3) 2 4 16 12 4 4) 1 1 5 4 9
⁄8
0
5.

- + 6.
58
⁄48
7.
6
⁄45
8.
14
⁄12
5) 2
⁄4 - 1⁄2 = 4⁄8 - 4⁄8 = 0⁄8 6) 5
⁄6 + 3⁄8 = 40⁄48 + 18⁄48 = 58⁄48
⁄63
26
9.

- + 10.
47
⁄30

7) 4
⁄5 - 6⁄9 = 36⁄45 - 30⁄45 = 6⁄45 8) 2
⁄3 + 2⁄4 = 8⁄12 + 6⁄12 = 14⁄12

- +

9) 5
⁄9 - 1⁄7 = 35⁄63 - 9⁄63 = 26⁄63 10) 9
⁄10 + 2⁄3 = 27⁄30 + 20⁄30 = 47⁄30

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