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Adding Fractions (Unlike Denominators)

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MathematicsFractions|Ages 10—11|ID: mt_14T5yPXUq_

Add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators (including mixed numbers) by replacing given fractions with equivalent fractions to produce a common denominator

Mastery Evidence

  • Compute 2/3 + 5/4 by converting to twelfths: 8/12 + 15/12 = 23/12
  • Subtract 1 3/5 from 3 1/4 using a common denominator
  • Explain the strategy of finding a common denominator and verify using a visual model

Assessment Prompt

“If a recipe uses 2/3 of a cup of one ingredient and 3/4 of another, can [child] add those fractions together — even though the denominators are different?”

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