Adding likes fractions

Emal cut his apple into 8 equal pieces.

Emal ate 3/8 of his apple.

His friend Matt ate 2/8.

Between them they have eaten 3/8+2/8=5/8

Try adding these fractions.

(Draw yourself some pictures if you need to.)

1.2/4+1/4=3/4                    2.2/5+2/5=4/5

3.6/10+2/10=8/10              4.3/8+4/8=7/8

5.7/12+4/12=11/12            6.3/6+2/6=5/6

7.7/12+4/7=6/5                  8.3/9+3/9=6/9

9.5/8+3/8=8/8                    10.7/10+2/10=9/10

Try Subtracting these fractions.

(Draw yourself some picture if you need to.)

2.7/8-4/8=3/8                    3.5/5-4/5=1/5

4.5/6-2/6=3/6                    5.8/9-7/9=1/9

6.7/7-3/7=4/7                    7.10/12-4/12=6/12

8.9/10-5/10=4/10              9.3/4-1/4=2/4

10.6/11-2/11=4/11

          

A.What fraction of the fence has been painted green?2/3

B.What fraction is still to be painted?2/3

We have been learning to add like fractions.