“ADDING

“ADDING
&
&
SUBTRACTING
SUBTRACTING
SIMILAR
SIMILAR
&
&
DISSIMILAR
DISSIMILAR
FRACTIONS”
FRACTIONS”

Fractions
Fractions

Denominator
Denominator

Numerator
Numerator

Similar
Similar fractions
fractions

Dissimilar
Dissimilar fractions
fractions

Mixed
Mixed fractions
fractions
FRACTIONS-
FRACTIONS- are
are parts
parts
of
of aa whole.
whole.
DENOMINATOR-
DENOMINATOR-
represents the
represents the number
number
of equal
of equal parts
parts aa whole
whole
was divided.
was divided.
NUMERATOR-
NUMERATOR-
represents
represents how
how
many
many parts
parts are
are
being
being considered.
considered.
 SIMILAR
SIMILAR
1, 2, 3, 4
FRACTIONS-
FRACTIONS-
4 4 4 4 are
fractions with
fractions with the
the
same denominator.
same denominator.
 DISSIMILAR
DISSIMILAR
1, 2, 3, 4
FRACTIONS- are
FRACTIONS- are
2 3 4
fractions with
fractions with
5
different
different
denominators.
denominators.
 MIXED
MIXED
1 1, 2 2, 3 3, 5
FRACTIONS-
FRACTIONS- are are
4
ractions
ractions containing
containing aa
whole4number 4 and a 4 5
fraction.
fraction.
 Steven prepared
dalandan juice for his
daughter. He mixed
1/5 cup of dalandan
juice and 3/5 cup of
water. How many
cups of liquid did he
1
5

=
3
5

4
5
 “ADD
&
SUBTRACT
SIMILAR
FRACTIONS
 “ADDING
&
SUBTRACTING
DISSIMILAR
FRACTIONS
 Anton spent 2/5 of his
money on books. He
spent another 1/5 of his
money on buying pens.
What fraction of his
money left with Anton?
Aling Marissa bought 2/5meter
of yellow cloth, 1/3meter of
blue cloth, and 1/6 meter of red
cloth to make a dress for her
daughter. What is the total
length of cloth that Aling
Marissa bought?
 STEPS IN ADDING &
SUBTRACTING SIMILAR
FRACTIONS:
1.Add or subtract the
numerator,
2.Copy the common
denominator &
3.Simplify.
 STEPS IN ADDING &
SUBTRACTING DISIMILAR
FRACTIONS:
1. Evaluate the given through
finding their LCD and convert
them as similar fractions,
2. Do the steps in adding &
subtracting similar fractions
 Why
is
fraction
important ?
Test yourselves in your homes:
Perform the indicated operations. Express
your answer in simplest form.
1. 5/12 + ¼ + 1/18 = ?
2. 3/5 – 2/5 + 1/5 = ?
3. 1/5 + 1/5 + ?
4. 3/5 – 10/15 = ?
5. 1/1 + 2/4 – 1/5 = ?