ADDING SIMILAR FRACTIONS

-Add the numerators and write

the sum over the denominator.

Ex.
Find the sum:
ADDING DISSIMILAR FRACTIONS
Sample Problem #1

Jane ate ¼ of a pizza. Mark ate

2/ of the same pizza. How
3
many pizza did they eat in
all?
STEPS:
1. Change dissimilar fractions to similar by
finding the Least Common Denominator
(LCD)
2. Add the numerators .
3. Write the sum over the Least Common
Denominator
4. Write your answer in lowest form if needed.
Sample Problem #2

Sofia needs 11/3 cups of sugar for the chocolate

cake and 21/4 cups for the pineapple sponge
cake. How many cups of sugar does she need
in all?
Find the sum:

=
Group Activity – WORD DISCOVERY!

“YOU ARE _ _ _ _ _!”

Direction:
Discover the missing word by finding the sum of the
given sets of dissimilar fractions. Cross out the box
containing the correct answer and the remaining letters in
the boxes will spell out the word.
 L O G
5 19/21 13/
14
20/
23

V R E
7 13/20 5 16/19 1/
2

A S T
11/ 2/
7 10/11 12 5
Mystery word: _ _ _ _ _
 G
20/
23

R E
516/19 1/
2
GREAT
A T
710/11 2/
5
Read and solve each problem.

1. Marie bought 2/5 kilogram of grapes and 1/2

kilogram of oranges. How many kilogram of fruits
did she buy in all?

2. Gina plans to buy 21/3 kilogram of chicken and

13/5 kilogram of beef. How many kilograms of
meat does she plan to buy?
Assignment
Find the total: