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01 - Adding and Subtracting Fraction
01 - Adding and Subtracting Fraction
01 - Adding and Subtracting Fraction
Activity # 1
I. Find the sum or the difference. Express your answer in simplest form.
5 1 6 5
1. − 6. +
7 5 7 42
9 3 5 9
2. − 7. −
11 8 6 15
8 2
3. − 8.
20
−
3
9 3
35 7
8 3 3 2 7
4. + 9. + +
16 8 4 3 8
4 5 9
5.
16
−
5 10. + +
5 8 10
18 6
1. One – third of the people in a barangay petitioned the council to allow them to plant in vacant lots and
another one – fifth of the people petitioned to have a regular garbage collection. What fraction of the
barangay population made the petition?
2. Five - eighths of the barangay council voted for the resolution regarding garbage collection and one – fourth
opposed it. what is the difference between the number of those who voted for and those who were against
the resolution?