PRAYER

Dear God,
May we, through your blessings,
add purity to the world,
subtract evil from our lives,
multiply Your good news,
and divide Your gifts and share them with
others.
Amen.
Objectives
• adds and subtracts simple fractions
and mixed numbers without or with
regrouping.
• solves routine and non-routine
problems involving addition and/or
subtraction of fractions using
appropriate problem-solving strategies
and tools
Adding and Subtracting
Fractions
Have you ever tried baking?
 Review
What is a numerator?

What is a denominator?
 Review

What does a normal fraction look like?

What does a improper fraction look like?

What does a mixed number look like?

Review

 What does an equivalent fractions look like?

Review

How to convert mixed number to

improper fraction and vice versa?
Like Fractions

When fractions have the same

denominator they are like fractions.
You can add or subtract fractions when
you have like fractions.

These are all like fractions.

4 7 6 3 2 5
5 5 5 5 5 5
 Adding Like Fractions
Steps:
1. Make sure that you have like fractions.
2. Add the numerators.
3. Write the sum over the denominator.
4. Write the answer in simplest form.

1 4 5 The answer is:

5
6 6 6 6
 Subtracting Like Fractions
Steps:
1. Make sure that you have like fractions.
2. Subtract the numerators.
3. Write the difference over the denominator.
4. Write the answer in simplest form.

7 3 4 The answer is:

1

8 8 8 2
Exercise #1
Add or subtract, simplify, use mixed numbers.

1.1/5 + 2/5 = 3
/5
2.2/3 - 1/3 = 1
/3
3.3/4 + 2/4 = 1 1/4
4.5/7 + 3/7 = 1 1/7
1
5.3/2 - 1/2 = 8
/9
6.3/9 + 5/9 = 0
 Unlike Fractions

Unlike fractions have different denominators.

 To add or subtract fractions with different
denominators, change them first to
equivalent fractions with the same
denominators.
2 3 5 5
3 4 6 8
Steps: Changing Unlike to Like
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!
2 4
Now you’re ready
3 3, 26, 9, 12, 15, 18 to use these
6 fractions for
addition and
5 5 subtraction!

6 6,112, 18, 24, 30, 36

Exercise #2 Add fractions, put them in simplest form.

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

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

1 1 /6
3. 5/6 + 1/3 =
7
/8
4. 1/8 + 3/4 =
1 5 /6
ACTIVITY 1
Add or subtract, write in simplest form
 PRAYER
Dear God,
May we, through your blessings,
add purity to the world,
subtract evil from our lives,
multiply Your good news,
and divide Your gifts and share them with
others.
Amen.
Improper Fractions

Improper fractions are easy!

Just treat them as if they’re

normal fractions.

That’s it!
Unlike Improper Fractions

5
/2 15
/6
4
/3 8
/6
7
/6 or 1 1
/6
Mixed Numbers

There are two ways to change mixed

numbers so you can add or subtract.
Change the mixed number into an
improper fraction.

Change just the fraction and leave the

whole number alone.
Mixed Numbers

Steps:
1.Add the fractions
together.
1 1
/5
2.Add the whole numbers.
The answer is :
2 3
/5
3 /5
4
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.

1 / /
1 1
2 2 2 //
5 5
6 6
The answer is:

4 1/3 3
/6 4
31/ /
8 2
6 6
Unlike Mixed Numbers
Unlike Mixed Numbers
Add or subtract, write in simplest form

1.
Activity
Add or subtract the following and write your
answer simplest form
SOLVING INVOLVING
ADDITION AND
SUBTRACTION OF FRACTIONS
Example 1:
A teacher checked two sets of test
papers. The first set took 3 ¾ hours to
check, while the second set took 2 3/5
hours. How many hours did the
teacher check the two sets of two
papers?
What are the given facts?
The first set took 3 ¾ hours to check,
while the second set took 2 3/5 hours.
Example 1:
A teacher checked two sets of test
papers. The first set took 3 ¾ hours to
check, while the second set took 2 3/5
hours. How many hours did the teacher
check the two sets of two papers?
What is asked in the problem?
How many hours did the teacher
check the two sets of two papers?
Example 1:
A teacher checked two sets of
test papers. The first set took 3 ¾
hours to check, while the second set
took 2 3/5 hours. How many hours
did the teacher check the two sets of
two papers?
What is the operation to be used?
Addition
Example 1:
A teacher checked two sets of
test papers. The first set took 3 ¾
hours to check, while the second set
took 2 3/5 hours. How many hours
did the teacher check the two sets of
two papers?
What is the number sentence?
3 ¾ + 2 3/5 = N
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Assignment

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PRAYER