Add and subtract fractions with the same denominator

Add and subtract fractions with the same denominator

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn how to add and subtract fractions with the same denominator, learn about fraction fact families and how to cross from a part to a whole.

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4 Questions

Q1.
What is an improper fraction
Correct answer: Where the numerator is greater than the denominator
Where the numerator is less than the denominator
Where there is a whole and a fraction
Q2.
Which fraction is equivalent to one half
one quarter
one third
three quarters
Correct answer: two quarters
two thirds
Q3.
What is the missing denominator: two thirds is equivalent to four ____
fifths
fourths
Correct answer: sixths
thirds
Q4.
two eighths is equivalent to ___ (tick three)
four eighths
Correct answer: four sixteenths
one half
Correct answer: one quarter
Correct answer: three twelfths

4 Questions

Q1.
What is a mixed number fraction?
where the numerator is greater than the denominator
where the numerator is less than the denominator
Correct answer: Where there is a whole and a fraction
Q2.
Which fact is incorrect?
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1
2
Correct answer: 3
4
none
Q3.
What is one third of a bag of sweets add two thirds of a bag of sweets? (tick two)
one third
Correct answer: one whole
three thirds
two thirds
Q4.
5 ¾ + 1 ¼
4 and a half
6
Correct answer: 7

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UnitMaths / Fractions, decimals and percentages