Operations with

Fractions
Back to Basics
 Adding and Subtracting Fractions

• Step 1 – Find a common denominator (a number

that both denominators will go into)
• Step 2 – Raise each fraction to higher terms as
needed
• Step 3 – Add or subtract the numerators only as
shown
• Step 4 – Carry denominator over
• Step 5 – Change the answer to lowest terms
 Practice Problems

2 2 5 3 1
1)  2)  
3 5 6 4 2

10 9 6
10 6  
 12 12 12
15 15

19 6
16 1 
1 12 12
15 15

25
2 1
12 12
 Practice Problems

5 3 11 2 1
3)  4)  
6 5 12 3 4

11 8 3
25 18  
 12 12 12
30 30
3 3
7 
12 12
30
6 1

12 2
 Multiplying Fractions
• Step 1 – Multiply the numerators
• Step 2 – Multiply the denominators
• Step 3 – Reduce the answer to lowest terms
 Practice Problems

 5  3   4  2  11
5)    6)    
 9  8   5  3  15

8 11
 5  31  
   15 15
 93  8 
19 4
5 1
15 15
24
 Dividing Fractions
• Step 1 – Change division sign to
multiplication
• Step 2 – Get the reciprocal of the divisor
(flip the fraction around so the old
denominator is the new numerator and the old
numerator is the new denominator)
• Step 3 – Multiply the numerators
• Step 4 – Multiply the denominators
• Step 5 – Change the answer to lowest terms
 Practice Problems
3
4 3 5
7) 7 3
 8)  
8 4 5 4 6
6
1 3 36 
74
 
 
2 83
2
45
7 1 9
1
6 6
10
How about cross multiplication?