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Our standard for this week is
5.NF.1
Add and subtract fractions with
unlike denominators (including
mixed numbers) by replacing given
fractions with equivalent fractions
in such a way as to produce an
equivalent sum or difference of
fractions with like denominators.
For example, 2/3 + 5/4 = 8/12 +
15/12 = 23/12. (In general, a/b
+ c/d = (ad + bc)/bd.)
Record these
problems in your
journal! Be sure to
date the page, and
show all the strategies
you use to solve the
problem!
When adding 7/12 + 3/12, why
do you add the numerators
but keep the denominator the
same?
The difference of two
fractions is ¾.
What could the fractions
be? Try to come up with
more than 1 set of
answers!
How do you know that
2 1/2 + 3 2/3 > 6?
Show the sum of
⅔ + ⅚ using a
number line?
Use the digits 2, 3, 4, 5, 8,
and 9 to form two different
mixed numbers with a
difference between 1 and 2.
Two fractions less than
1 result in a sum of 1 ⅔.
What could the
fractions be?