QuikBytes: Adding Fractions by Using Equivalent Fractions

Instructions:

Watch the video, study the examples, and do the Quizlet activity. All of these fraction sums are less than 1.

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Adding Fractions: Example 1. In this example, two fractions with a common denominator are added. The sum is already in simplified form.

Adding Fractions: Example 2. In this example, two fractions with a common denominator are added. The sum needs to be simplified.

Adding Fractions: Example 3. In this example, two fractions with different denominators are added. One denominator is a multiple of the other. The sum does not need simplification.

Adding Fractions: Example 4. In this example, two fractions with different denominators are added. One denominator is a multiple of the other. The sum needs to be simplified.

Adding Fractions: Example 5. In this example, two fractions with different denominators are added. LCD is not one of the denominators. The sum does not need to be simplified.