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Adding fractions

How to add the fractions with unlike denominators?

First you have to make the bottom numbers (the denominators) the same.
Then you can add the top numbers (the numerators).
Check if you can simplify the fraction.
If the numerator is bigger than the denominator, you have to convert the fraction into a mixed number.

1.
1 3 2.
1 1
4+9 = 8+2 =
3.
2 2 4.
2 2
6+3 = 9+6 =
5.
3 1 6.
2 2
6+2 = 5+4 =
7.
2 2 8.
1 4
5+7 = 6+6 =
9.
3 3 10.
1 4
7+7 = 5+9 =
11.
3 1 12.
1 1
8+2 = 6+6 =
13.
4 1 14.
3 2
5+7 = 9+4 =
15.
1 4 16.
1 1
4+7 = 2+4 =
17.
1 4 18.
6 2
2+9 = 9+8 =
19.
3 2 20.
3 2
7+9 = 7+5 =
21.
1 1 22.
2 5
3+5 = 8+8 =
23.
1 1 24.
1 3
4+2 = 9+5 =
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Adding fractions

How to add the fractions with unlike denominators?

First you have to make the bottom numbers (the denominators) the same.
Then you can add the top numbers (the numerators).
Check if you can simplify the fraction.
If the numerator is bigger than the denominator, you have to convert the fraction into a mixed number.

1.
1 3 21 2.
1 1 5
4+9 = 36 8+2 = 8
3.
2 2 4.
2 2 10
6+3 =1 9+6 = 18
3 1 2 2
= 18
5. 6.

6+2 =1 5+4 20
7.
2 2 24 8.
1 4 5
5+7 = 35 6+6 = 6
9.
3 3 6 10.
1 4 29
7+7 = 7 5+9 = 45
11.
3 1 7 12.
1 1 2
8+2 = 8 6+6 = 6
4 1 33 3 2
= 30
13. 14.

5+7 = 35 9+4 36
15.
1 4 23 16.
1 1 3
4+7 = 28 2+4 = 4
1 4 17 6 2
= 66
17. 18.

2+9 = 18 9+8 72
3 2 41 3 2
= 29
19. 20.

7+9 = 63 7+5 35
21.
1 1 8 22.
2 5 7
3+5 = 15 8+8 = 8
1 1 3 1 3
= 32
23. 24.

4+2 = 4 9+5 45
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