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Common Core · 5th grade

5.NF.A.1

Add and subtract fractions (and mixed numbers) with different denominators by rewriting them with a common denominator.

Strategies

Strategy · 5th grade
How do you add fractions with different denominators?
To add or subtract fractions with different denominators, kids rename them so the pieces are the same size. 1/2 + 1/3 becomes 3/6 + 2/6, which is 5/6. Fracti…

Worksheets

Worksheet · 5th grade
Adding fractions with unlike denominators
Fraction strips, eight add and subtract problems (including mixed numbers), and estimating with benchmark fractions.