Adding and

Subtracting
Dissimilar
Fractions
 Review
What are the steps in adding and subtracting similar fractions?

Steps:
1. Make sure that you have like fractions.
2. Add / subtract the numerators.
3. Write the sum / difference over the denominator.
4. Write the answer in simplest form.
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 Dissimilar Fractions
Unlike fractions have different denominators.

Adding or subtracting with unlike fractions isn’t that

different from adding or subtracting like fractions. You just
have to find what their denominators have in common.

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Changing Unlike to Like
Steps:
1. Find a common multiple that will go into both denominators.
2. Multiply the numerator and denominator by the same number so the denominator is
the same as the common multiple.
WHAT EVER YOU DO TO THE BOTTOM YOU HAVE TO DO TO THE TOP!

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Now you’re ready
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fractions for
addition and
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Exercise #1 Add fractions, put them in simplest form

1. 1/2 + 1/3 = 5
/6

2. /3 + /5 =
1 1
8
/15

1 1 /6
3. 5/6 + 1/3 =
7
/8
4. 1/8 + 3/4 =
1 5 /6
5. 3/ + 5/
Exercise #2 Subtract fractions, put them in simplest form

1. 1/5 - 2/5 = 1
/10

2. /4 - /6 =
1 1
1
/12

5
/24
3. 7/8 - 2/3 =
1
/2
4. 4/5 - 3/10 =
5
/9
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Exercise #3 Subtract fractions, put them in simplest form

1. 1/5 - 2/5 = 1
/10

2. /4 - /6 =
1 1
1
/12

5
/24
3. 7/8 - 2/3 =
1
/2
4. 4/5 - 3/10 =
5
/9
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 Mixed Numbers

Steps:
1. Add the fractions together.
2. Add the whole numbers.
1 1
/5

The answer is :
2 3
/5
3 4/5
3 4
/5
 Unlike Mixed Numbers
Steps:
1. Change the unlike fractions to like fractions.
2. Add the fractions.
3. Add the whole numbers.
4. If the fraction is improper, change it to mixed and add the whole numbers.

The answer is: 1 /2 1

2 5
/6
4 1/3
3
/6 4
31/ / 8 2
6 6
Exercise #4 Add or subtract, write in simplest form
1. 1 3/8 - 11/8 =

2. 2 2/5 + 1 1/5 =

3. 1 7/8 – 1 6/8 =
6
4. 3 4/7 + 2 3/7 =
2 7/9
5. 4 8/9 - 2 1/9 =
6. /4 + /20 =
3 3 6. 3/5 - 1/3 =

7. /7 + /4 =
6 3 7. 1/3 - 1/6 =

8. /9 + /3 =
1 2 8. 9/10 - 2/5 =

9. /6 + /9 =
3 2 9. 2/3 - 1/2 =

10. /6 + /12 =
1 5 10.4/5 - 1/3 =