Adding and Subtracting Fractions.

A Guided Approach
Sheet 1
Example 1.
1
2

1
8

X 4
4
8

5
8

Try to explain in YOUR OWN WORDS why

you cant do this sum.
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1
8

Try to explain in YOUR OWN WORDS what

has happened here so you can do the sum
now.
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Adding and Subtracting Fractions.

A Guided Approach
Sheet 2.
Example 2.
7
10

3
5
X 2

7
10

1
10

Try to explain in YOUR OWN WORDS why

you cant do this sum.
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__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
_______________

6
10

Try to explain in YOUR OWN WORDS what

has happened here so you can do the sum
now.
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
_______________

Adding and Subtracting Fractions.

A Guided Approach
Sheet 3.
Question 1.

Question 2.
3
4

6
8

21

21

What needs to go in
here ?
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Why ?
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2
7

6
21
What needs to go in
here ?
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21

Why ?
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Adding and Subtracting Fractions.

A Guided Approach
Sheet 4.
Try to do these with less help.
Make notes to help yourself to understand.

Question 3.

Question 4.
2
3

12

13

12

15

13

12

15

15

2
5

Adding and Subtracting Fractions.

A Guided Approach
Sheet 5.
Try to do these with even less help.
Make notes to help yourself to understand.

Question 5.

Question 6.
5
8

1
6

Adding and Subtracting Fractions.

A Guided Approach
Sheet 6.
Example 3.

3
4

2
3

X 3

Try to explain in YOUR OWN WORDS what

has happened here and WHY ?
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__________________________________
__________________________________
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X 4
9
12

17
12

8
12

Try to explain in YOUR OWN WORDS what

has happened here and WHY ?
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
_______________

Adding and Subtracting Fractions.

A Guided Approach
Sheet 7.
Example 4.

5
6

1
5

X 5

Try to explain in YOUR OWN WORDS what

has happened here and WHY ?
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
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X 6
25
30

19
30

6
30

Try to explain in YOUR OWN WORDS what

has happened here and WHY ?
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
_______________

Adding and Subtracting Fractions.

A Guided Approach
Sheet 8.
Question 7.

2
5

What should go in here ?

Why ?
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6
15

11
15

1
3

5
15

What should go in here ?

Why ?
___________________
___________________
_________________

Adding and Subtracting Fractions.

A Guided Approach
Sheet 9.
Try to do these with less help.
Make notes to help yourself to understand.

Question 9.

Question 8.
2
3

28

3
4

Adding and Subtracting Fractions.

A Guided Approach
Sheet 10.
Try to do these with even less help.
Make notes to help yourself to understand.

Question 11.

Question 10.
5
6

2
3