Art of Problem Solving: Adding Fractions With Different Denominators

You've just hit the jackpot of integrating math problems and riddles with this jumbo-sized resource! Written as a newsletter, scroll through 35 pages of puzzles and quality problems to engage and encourage your learners to inquire...

Having problems with problem solving? Here's a video for you! Pupils watch an informative YouTube video that describes how to set up and solve equations for a given situation. It shows each step in the problem-solving process for several...

You've got three fractions to add together. Wait! They have unlike denominators. So the first thing you have to do is find the least common denominator. Now multiply the terms so they all have the same denominator. Don't forget to...

Put fractions in their place. An informative video shows learners how to order fractions with common denominators. The class sees a method of ordering fractions with uncommon denominators by creating equivalent fractions with a common...

Having a common denominator is the best thing to have when subtracting fractions. If you have a common denominator then all you have to do is subtract the numbers in the numerator.

Video tutorial provides examples that explain how to add fractions with the same denominator. [4:53]

School subjects connect when your young scholars use math to edit English. Math allows you to convert an entire paragraph into a simple equation or inequality. Examples encourage learners to write expressions, equations, and inequalities...

Mixed fractions? Oh, everyone's favorite! Not really. But these two have a common denominator so you can add the whole numbers together and then you can add the fraction parts together. Don't forget to simplify.

There are many ways to subtract mixed fractions. The teacher demonstrates one method of how to break up the mixed number and subtract the whole numbers apart from the fractions. Once that is complete she puts the whole number and...

Combine fractions that have unlike denominators and a variable. As usual the variable needs to get isolated. Then find the least common denominator so you can combine the fractions. Finally put it all back together.