Add and Subtract Fractions 1 Add and Subtract Fractions 1

1a. Tick the lowest common denominator 1b. Tick the lowest common denominator
which could be used to calculate: which could be used to calculate:
1 3 5 1
+ –
7 14 18 9

D 7 14 4 VF D 18 16 9 VF

2a. Calculate the missing numerator. 2b. Calculate the missing numerator.

2 2 5 1
+ = – =
6 9 3 8 16 4
D VF D VF

3a. Complete the calculation. 3b. Complete the calculation.

Give your answer in its simplest form. Give your answer in its simplest form.

3 5 2 2
– = + =
10 20 5 15
D VF D VF

4a. Complete the addition related to the 4b. Complete the subtraction related to
image. the image.

+ = ? – = ?
Give your answer in its simplest form. Give your answer in its simplest form.

+ = – =
D VF D VF

5a. A flower grows 1 of a metre in 5b. My gran is knitting a scarf. Yesterday

1 9 1 3 3
spring, 3 of a metre in summer and 6 of she completed 7 , the day before 14
2
a metre in autumn. and today she has knitted 7 .

True or false? The total fraction of growth True or false? The fraction of the scarf
over the three seasons is 12 . completed is 13 .
18 14
D VF D VF

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6a. Tick the lowest common denominator 6b. Tick the lowest common denominator
which could be used to calculate: which could be used to calculate:
1 3 5 1
+ –
8 4 6 4

E 4 8 12 VF E 6 16 12 VF

7a. Calculate the missing numerator. 7b. Calculate the missing denominator.

3 5 5 2 7
+ = – =
7 35 7 12 9
E VF E VF

8a. Complete the calculation. 8b. Complete the calculation.

Give your answer in its simplest form. Give your answer in its simplest form.

10 1 3 1
– = + =
25 5 10 3
E VF E VF

9a. Complete the addition related to the 9b. Complete the addition related to the
image. image.

+ = ? + = ?
Give your answer in its simplest form. Give your answer in its simplest form.

+ = + =
E VF E VF

2 1
10a. At Joe’s party, the children ate of 10b. A car dealer sells of their target
9 10
3 4 6
the cake. His family ate 18 of the cake in week one, 15 in week two and 20 in
3
and he shared of the cake with his week three.
6
football club.

True or false? The amount eaten is 3 . True or false? The fraction of cars left to
4
sell in week 4 is 1 .
3
E VF E VF

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Developing Developing

1a. 14 1b. 18
3 6
2a. 2b.
9 16
1 8
3a. 3b. 15
20
2 3 1
4a. 3 + 1 = 5 4b. 3 – 6 = 6
8 4 8
5a. False 5b. True

Expected Expected

6a. 8 6b. 12
10 7
7a. 35 7b. 36
1 19
8a. 8b.
5 30
2 1 9
9a. 2 + 2 = 4 9b. + =
5 5 5 5 2 10
10a. False 10b. True

Greater Depth Greater Depth

11a. 63 11b. 12
5 43
12a. 14 12b. 72
61 33
13a. 63 13b. 40
5 1 1 1 2 1
14a. 18 – 4 = 36 14b. 3 – 7 = 21

15a. True 15b. False

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