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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Add and Subtract Fractions Word Problems

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Practice solving fraction addition and subtraction word problems. The fractions in these problems have unlike denominators. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Add and Subtract Fractions: Word Problems

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
In this exercise, students practice adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators word problems. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get hints and try questions repeatedly.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Add and Subtract Fractions Challenge

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Challenge problems involving adding and subtracting fractions that have unlike denominators. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Visually Add and Subtract Fractions

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Practice adding and subtracting fractions that have different denominators. Problems have fraction diagrams. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Rational Addition, Subtraction

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This StudyCard stack covers adding (or subtracting) numerators with simple to complex denominators. The set ends with sums or differences of rational functions with different denominators.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Arithmetic: Addition of Fractions

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Add fractions and mixed numbers with like and unlike denominators
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Arithmetic: Addition of Fractions

For Students 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers with like and unlike denominators
eBook
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Homework Help Independent Practice: Add and Subtract Rational Numbers 2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Get independent practice adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators. Each incorrect response gets a text box explanation and another try. Correct responses are confirmed.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: Salad Dressing

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
The purpose of this task is to have students add fractions with unlike denominators and divide a unit fraction by a whole number. This accessible real-life context provides students with an opportunity to apply their understanding of...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: Jog a Thon

For Teachers 4th - 8th
The purpose of this task is to present students with a situation where it is natural to add fraction with unlike denominators; it can be used for either assessment or instructional purposes. Aligns with 5.NF.A.1.
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Other

Help With Fractions: Adding Fractions

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
The rules for adding fractions with the same or different denominators are clearly explained at this website. This is an excellent place to get step by step explanations for working with fractions.
Website
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Fraction Adding and Subtracting

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Use this discussion, provided by Shodor, to reinforce your knowledge on adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Add and Subtract Fractions Word Problems

For Students 5th
Practice solving fraction addition and subtraction word problems. The fractions in these problems have unlike denominators.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Add and Subtract Fractions Challenge

For Students 5th
Challenge problems involving adding and subtracting fractions that have unlike denominators.
Unit Plan
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Addition of Fractions

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
This very basic website gives simple, easy steps on how to add fractions with the same denominator and what to do when they have different denominators.
Professional Doc
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Eureka Math Parent Guide: Addition and Subtraction of Fractions

For Students 5th Standards
A guide to support parents as they work with their students in the addition and subtraction of fractions.
Handout
Homeschool Math

Homeschool Math: Adding and Subtracting Unlike Fractions

For Students 5th Standards
This fifth-grade lesson teaches how to add and subtract unlike fractions using a video presentation and visual models. [7:19] Includes practice exercises.
Handout
Homeschool Math

Homeschool Math: Finding the (Least) Common Denominator

For Teachers 5th
Students learn about finding a common denominator in fraction addition and subtraction.
Website
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Algebra Review: Add and Subtract Fractions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Find a quick, concise explanation of how to add and subtract fractions. Step by step examples are included to help you understand how to find the sum or difference for fractions with both like and unlike denominators.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Husky Sled: Fractions and Decimals

For Students 5th - 6th Standards
In this interactive website students practice various skills including adding fractions with common denominators, adding fractions with different denominators, adding decimals, finding equivalent fractions, and calculating averages.
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Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: Skill in Algebra: Adding Algebraic Fractions

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a site that clearly and thoroughly explains adding algebraic fractions (rational expressions) both with common denominators and with different denominators. There are example problems solved, problems for the student to attempt,...
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Teaching Treasures Publications

Teaching Treasures: Year Five Math (Page 5)

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Sharpen your computation skills with this interactive worksheet. The focus is adding and subtracting fractions with like and unlike denominators and reducing to lowest terms. Problems are set up horizontally and answers can be checked...
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Other

Dan's Math: Basic Skills Topics

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
College professor Dan Bach offers a review of various basic topics in arithmetic, pre-algebra, and algebra. Order of operations, exponents, square roots, variables, and combining terms are just a few of the many topics covered.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Self Check Quizzes 1 Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use Glencoe's randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of adding and subtracting mixed numbers. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the page click the...