Worksheet: Fraction Operations and

Two-Step Equations

Part 1: Fraction Operations

Guide: How to Solve Fractions

• Addition/Subtraction: Find the Least Common Denominator (LCD). Then add/subtract
the numerators.

• Multiplication: Multiply across: top × top, bottom × bottom.

• Division: Multiply by the reciprocal of the second fraction.

Step-by-Step Examples
Example 1: 1
4
+ 3
4

Step 1: Denominators match, so we can add the numerators

1+3 4
= = =1
4 4

Example 2: 5
6
− 1
2

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Step 1: Find the LCD of 6 and 2, which is 6

5 3
= −
6 6
2 1
= =
6 3

Example 3: 2
3
× 4
5

Step 1: Multiply numerators and denominators

2×4 8
= =
3×5 15

Example 4: 3
7
÷ 2
5

Step 1: Flip the second fraction (reciprocal)

Step 2: Multiply
3 5 15 15
= × = =
7 2 14 14

Practice Problems (Show All Work!)

1. 2
5
+ 1
5
= 6. 7
8
− 1
4
=

2. 3
4
− 1
2
= 7. 1
2
× 2
3
=

3. 2
3
× 3
5
= 8. 5
6
÷ 1
2
=

4. 5
6
÷ 2
3
= 9. 3
10
+ 4
5
=

5. 4
9
+ 2
3
= 10. 9
10
− 2
5
=

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Part 2: Two-Step Equations

Guide: How to Solve

• Step 1: Undo addition or subtraction (move constants to the other side).

• Step 2: Undo multiplication or division (isolate the variable).

• Use opposite operations and do them to both sides.

Step-by-Step Examples
Example 1: Solve 2x + 3 = 11

2x + 3 = 11 Subtract 3 from both sides

2x = 8
8
x= =4
2

Example 2: Solve x
3
−2=4

x
− 2 = 4 Add 2
3
x
=6
3
x = 6 × 3 = 18

Example 3: Solve 5x − 7 = 18

5x − 7 = 18 Add 7

5x = 25
25
x= =5
5

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Example 4: Solve 2x
5
+1=3

2x
+ 1 = 3 Subtract 1
5
2x
=2
5
2x = 2 × 5 = 10
10
x= =5
2

Practice Problems (Show Steps!)

1. 3x + 2 = 11 6. x
5
+4=6

2. x
2
−1=3 7. 6x + 1 = 13

3. 4x − 5 = 7 8. 5x
3
−2=1

4. 3x
4
+2=5 9. 7x − 3 = 25

5. 2x − 6 = 10 10. x
6
+2=5