Adding Fractions with Unlike Denominators 1

Find the sum.

 $\frac{1}{2\ }+\frac{1}{4}$  

•  $\frac{2}{6}$  

•  $\frac{2}{4}$  

•  $\frac{3}{4}$  

Find the sum.

 $\frac{8}{9}+\frac{1}{3}$  

•  $\frac{9}{12}$  

•  $1\ \frac{2}{9}$  

•  $1\frac{1}{3}$  

Find the sum. Put your answer in

 lowest terms.

 $\frac{10}{12}+\frac{1}{2}$  

•  $1\ \frac{1}{3}$  

•  $\frac{11}{12}$  

•  $\frac{11}{14}$  

Find the sum. Put your answer in
 lowest terms.

 $\frac{4}{5}+\frac{5}{12}$  

•  $\frac{9}{12}$  

•  $1\frac{11}{60}$  

•  $1\frac{13}{60}$  

To put a fraction in simplest form, you will need to do this to the numerator and denominator

• subtract both by same number
• divide both by the same number
• add the same number to both
• multiply both by the same number

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.A.1

A fraction is in simplest form when the numerator and denominator

• are the same

• are both even

• are both odd

• have no common factor other than 1

The number at the top of the fraction is called________.

• top number

• numerator

• denominator

The number at the bottom of the fraction is called________.

• bottom number

• numerator

• denominator

Solve. Put your answer in lowest terms.

 $\frac{1}{3}+\frac{2}{6}$  

•  $\frac{3}{6}$  

•  $\frac{3}{9}$  

•  $\frac{4}{6}$  

•  $\frac{2}{3}$  

 $\frac{4}{8}+\frac{2}{5}$  

•  $\frac{6}{40}$  

•  $\frac{9}{10}$  

•  $\frac{36}{40}$