ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION OF FRACTION

In add and subtraction we first add, then we subtract.

Examples
1 1 1 1 3 1
1. Evaluate: – + 2. Simplify: 13 + 24 – 36
3 2 5
Re-arrange the fractions in order to have addition first Change mixed numbers into improper fractions
1 1 1 4 11 19
+5 –2 Get the LCM of
+ – Get the LCM of
3 3, 5 and 4 3 4 6 3, 4 and 6

Make the LCM a common denominator. Make the LCM a common denominator.
Multiply each fraction by the LCM LCM = 30 Multiply each fraction by the LCM LCM = 12
(10+6) − 15 10 6 15
1 1 1 (16+33) − 38 4 4 11 3 2
× 30 × 30 × 30 × 12 × 12
19
× 12
30 31 15 2
1 12 31 41 61
16 − 15 49 − 38
1 x 10 1x6 1 x 15 4x4 11 x 6 19 x 2
30 12
1 11
10 6 15 10 6 38
30 12

Exercise
Workout the following
4 6 4
a) – +
7 7 7
1 1 1
b) +5–4
3
3 1 1
c) + 10 – 5
5
7 1 1
d) –4+5
21
3 3 1
e) –4+2
5
5 1 3
f) 28 + 33 – 44
2 4 1
g) 23 – 15 + 28
1 1 1
h) 1 5 + 2 – 14