add and subtract fractions (M)

Add these fractions:  2/6 + 3/6
Make sure your answer is in the simplest form.

• 4/6
• 3/6
• 5/6
• 6/6

2/8 + 1/8 + 3/8

• 5/8

• 6/8

• 7/8

• 8/8

Solve.

3/5 + 1/5 =

• 5/20

• 12/20

• 2/5

• 4/5

2/3 + 1/3 =

• 3/3 or 1

• 2/6

• 1/3

• 7/6

 $\frac{2}{6}\ -\ \frac{1}{6}$  What is 1/6 less than 2/6?

• 1/6

• 2/6

• 3/6

• 4/6

 $\frac{6}{6}\ -\ \frac{1}{6}$  

• 5/6

• 7/6

• 4/6

• 3/6

8/9 - 1/9 =

• 7/6

• 7/9

• 9/9

• 8/27

3/4 - 1/4

• 3/4

• 1/4

• 2/4

• 5/8

How can you get 3/4?

• 1/4 + 1/4
• 2/4 + 1/4
• 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4 + 1/4
• 3/4 + 1/4

Decompose 5/12 into the sum of its unit fractions.

• 1/5+1/5+1/5+1/5+1/5 = 5/12
• 1/12+1/12+1/12+1/12+1/12 = 5/12
• 1/5+1/12+1/5+1/12+1/5 = 5/12
• 4/12+1/12 = 5/12