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Adding and Subtracting Dissimilar Fractions

The document discusses how to add and subtract fractions with both like and unlike denominators. It explains that to add or subtract fractions with unlike denominators, you need to find a common denominator by multiplying the numerator and denominator by the same number. The document provides examples of changing unlike fractions to like fractions in order to add and subtract them, and exercises for adding, subtracting, and combining like and unlike fractions and mixed numbers.

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Adding and Subtracting Dissimilar Fractions

The document discusses how to add and subtract fractions with both like and unlike denominators. It explains that to add or subtract fractions with unlike denominators, you need to find a common denominator by multiplying the numerator and denominator by the same number. The document provides examples of changing unlike fractions to like fractions in order to add and subtract them, and exercises for adding, subtracting, and combining like and unlike fractions and mixed numbers.

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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.

2 3 5 5
3 4 6 8
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!

2 4
Now you’re ready
3 2 6 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18 to use these
fractions for
addition and
5 5 subtraction!

6 1 6 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36


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
8 1
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
8 1
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 =

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