Add and Subtract Fractions with unlike denominators

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Add and Subtract Fractions with unlike
denominators
Schimmel
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MCC5.NF1 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.
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Essential Question How do we add and subtract
fractions with unlike denominators?
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Model and Guided Practice
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4 5
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1 3
___________
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4 10

3 5
___________
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3 4
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1 8
___________
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1 2

1 3
___________
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11 15
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1 3
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2 3

3 4
___________
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Your Turn
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Schimmel
3 8

1 4
___________
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7 10

2 5
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2 3

5 6
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7 9

1 3
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5 6

7 12
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