MATHEMATICS

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ADDING
1/2 + DISSIMIL
3/4
AR TEACHER JOY
DO YOU REMEMBER
YOUR FRACTIONS? LE T '
S
2 NUMERATOR REVI
5 DENOMINAT EW
OR
 W D O W E
HO
ADD
D I S SI M I L A R
N S ? • Rename the fractions to
FRA C T I O
similar fractions by finding
their least common
denominator.
• Add the numerator and
copy the denominator.
 PART 1
Find the LCD of their
MAKE denominators and use
THEM it to make them
SIMILAR similar.
WH AT IS T HE L CD
OF THE
FOLL O W I NG
FRACT IO N S?
1 1
2 3
6 4
 LET'S TRY T
MAKE THEM O
1 1 SIMILAR NO
W!
2 , 3 LCD
1 ltipl = =3 6
mu mu
1 y ltipl = 2
y
6/2 = 3 6 6 /3 = 2 6
3 2
 PART 2
ADDING Now that they are
THEM UP! already similar, we can
add them up!
IT' S T IM E TO A DD
THE M UP !
1 1 3 2 5
2 + =
3 6 +6 = 6
 PART 3
SIMPLIFY! Simplify if you can.
 Let's
Practice
Together
LET'S TRY ANSWERING SOME
QUESTIONS.
 ANSWER THE FOLLOWING ON
YOUR PAPER
2 1
Question #1
3 + 4
1 1
Question #2
5 + 2
1 1
Question #3
4 + 3