Adding and Subtracting Fractions

Front

What must you have to add and subtract fractions?

Back

Common denominators

Front

What is 3/4 + 1/4?

Back

1 or 4/4

Front

What is 13/15 - 3/4?

Back

7/60

Front

What is the Least Common Denominator of 1/5 + 2/10?

Back

10

Front

Daniel watched a beetle and a spider on the sidewalk. The beetle crawled 1/2 of a yard and the spider crawled 1/6 of a yard. How much farther did the beetle crawl than the spider?

Back

1/3

Front

What is a fraction?

Back

A number that represents a part of a whole.

Front

What is the numerator in a fraction?

Back

The top number that shows how many parts are being considered.

Front

What is the denominator in a fraction?

Back

The bottom number that shows how many equal parts the whole is divided into.

Front

How do you find a common denominator?

Back

By finding the least common multiple of the denominators.

Front

What is 1/2 + 1/4?

Back

3/4