Addition and Subtraction

of Simple Fractions and

Mixed Numbers without
or with Regrouping
Give a number will make the
statement true.
1. My sum is 17.
My difference is 1.
2. My sum is 13.
My difference is 3.
There were 3 ½ melons left for
lunch. At dinner time, the family
ate 1 2/3 melons. What part of
he melon was left for the next
meal?
• What is asked?
• What are the given?
• What is the number sentence?
Let the pupils work by 3’s
and correct each other’s
answer.
• 8 1/5 – 3 ¾
• 4 2/5 – 1 1/3
• 10 - 7 1/8
• Solve the problem.
• Roel jogs 3 2/4 km while
Aries jogs 4 2/3 km. How
much less does Roel jog
than Aries?
How do we subtract
dissimilar fractions
with or without
regrouping?
Subtract. Reduce the
answer to lowest term.
1) ¾ - 5/16
2) 5/8 - ½
3) 9 3/8 - 4 1/2