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โž— Math Teach me about fraction addition

A fraction has a top number (the numerator) and a bottom number (the denominator). The bottom tells you how many equal pieces something is cut into; the top tells you how many of those pieces you have. ๐Ÿ• To add fractions, follow these steps:

1

Same bottom number? Just add the tops.

If the denominators are already the same, add the numerators and keep the denominator.

1/5 + 2/5 = (1 + 2)/5 = 3/5
2

Different bottoms? Make them match first.

Find a common denominator โ€” a number both bottoms divide into โ€” rewrite each fraction, then add the tops.

1/2 + 1/3
= 3/6 + 2/6 โ† both now have bottom 6
= 5/6

๐Ÿ’ก Trick: multiplying the two bottoms always gives a common denominator (2 ร— 3 = 6).

3

Always simplify your answer.

If the top and bottom share a factor, divide them both by it to make the fraction as small as possible.

2/8 = 1/4 (divide top & bottom by 2)
4

Mixed numbers (a whole number + a fraction).

Add the whole-number parts, then add the fraction parts.

1 1/4 + 2 1/4 = (1 + 2) + (1/4 + 1/4) = 3 2/4 = 3 1/2
๐ŸŽฏ Your turn: What is 1/4 + 1/6?
Show the answer The common denominator is 12. Rewrite: 1/4 = 3/12 and 1/6 = 2/12.
So 3/12 + 2/12 = 5/12. โœ… (5 and 12 share no factors, so it's already simplified.)
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