Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Like Denominators

Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Like Denominators

​Remember that any fraction with the same number on top as on bottom is equal to one whole.

Adding and Subtracting Fractions Warmup

Let's use our names to add and subtract fractions.

How many letters do you have in your first and last name combined?

• Out of all of your letters, how many letters are vowels?

• How many letters are consonants?

• Write these as a fraction of your whole name.

Open Ended

Mrs. Winchell made a fruit smoothie. She drank 2/5 of it. What fraction of the smoothie is left?

Multiple Choice

EllaJade bought some cloth. She used 5/8 of a yard for a school project. She has 2/8 of a yard left. How much did Ella buy?

• 3/8 of a yard

• 7/16 of a yard

• 7/8 of a yard

• 8/8 of a yard

Multiple Choice

Julian cut a cake into 12 equal sized pieces. He ate 2/12 of the cake, and Faye ate 3/12 of the cake. How much is left?

• 1/12

• 5/12

• 7/12

• 12/12

Open Ended

Journei's muffin mix called for 2/3 cup of milk and 1/3 cup of oil. How much more milk and oil does she need for the mix?

Multiple Select

Maria and Matthew are painting a room that's divided into 8 equal sections. Maria painted 2 sections and Matthew painted 4 sections. Which model can be used to find the total fraction of the room they painted?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Open Ended

In all, Zaniya and Ivan picked 9/10 a bucket of blueberries. Zaniya picked 3/10 of a bucket of blueberries. What fraction did Ivan pick?

Open Ended

A Christmas pie is cut into 8 equal pieces. Together, Delilah and Lovelly will eat 5/8 of the pie. What is one way the girls could eat that fraction of the pie? (Hint: Delilah could eat _____ and Lovelly could eat ____

Write it in equation for this problem