Level 6 - Adding and Subtracting Fractions with Unlike Denominators

Step 1: Watch this tutorial that will help you understand how to add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators. Note: Click on "watch the tutorial".

Step 2: Complete this practice exercise. Write down the problems and your solutions. You must get 5 correct answers to move on.

Step 3: Complete the Exit Ticket:

1. ⁴/₅ + ²/₃

2. ⁸/₉ – ⁵/₆

3. Nadia spent 1/4 of her money on a shirt and 2/5 of her money on new shoes. What fraction of Nadia’s money has been spent? What fraction of her money is left?

4. Cynthia completed 2/3 of the items on her to-do list in the morning, and finished 1/8 of the items during her lunch break. How much of her to-do list is finished by the end of her lunch break? How much of her to-do list does she still have to do after lunch?