Adding Fractions
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Question #1
How would you find the common denominator when adding fractions?
Question #2
What is [math]\frac{2}{3}+\frac{1}{5}[/math]?
[math]\frac{13}{15}[/math]
[math]\frac{2}{8}[/math] or [math]\frac{1}{4}[/math]
[math]\frac{3}{15}[/math]
[math]\frac{3}{8}[/math]
Question #3
What is [math]\frac{7}{9}+\frac{5}{9}[/math]?[br][br][color=#999999]Select all that apply.[/color]
[math]\frac{35}{81}[/math]
[math]\frac{4}{3}[/math]
[math]\frac{12}{9}[/math]
[math]\frac{12}{18}[/math] or [math]\frac{2}{3}[/math]
1[math]\frac{1}{3}[/math]
True or False.[br][math]\frac{2}{4}[/math] is equal to [math]\frac{1}{2}[/math]
False
True
What is [math]\frac{1}{5}[/math]+[math]\frac{3}{4}[/math]?
[math]\frac{19}{20}[/math]
[math]\frac{4}{9}[/math]
[math]\frac{3}{9}[/math] or [math]\frac{1}{3}[/math]
[math]\frac{17}{19}[/math]
Question #6a. Use "Add Your Own Fractions" applet
What is [math]\frac{3}{5}[/math]+[math]\frac{2}{5}[/math]?
5/5 or 1
Question #6b. Use "Add Your Own Fractions" applet to figure out what a whole number is.
Once you added [math]\frac{3}{5}[/math]+[math]\frac{2}{5}[/math], you would get a whole number. What is a whole number?[br]
A number without fractions or decimals
Question #7a. Use "Add Your Own Fractions" and "Compare Denominators" applets to help solve this question.
What is [math]\frac{1}{6}+\frac{1}{6}+\frac{1}{6}+\frac{1}{6}+\frac{1}{3}[/math]?
1 or 6/6
Question #7b.
Can fractions with different denominators still add up to a whole number? Explain.
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