Unit 7 - Adding Fractions
Learning Goals -
1. I can estimate sums of fractions.
2. I can use representations to add fractions that sum to 1.
3. I can add fractions with the same and related denominators ( e.g., halves, fourths, and eights; thirds and sixths)
2. I can use representations to add fractions that sum to 1.
3. I can add fractions with the same and related denominators ( e.g., halves, fourths, and eights; thirds and sixths)
More or Less Than 1
1/2 + 3/4
Is the sum of 1/2 and 3/4 more or less than 1? You don't have to figure out. You don't have to figure out the exact answer. Can you picture these fractions? What do you know about them?
4/8 + 2/8
More or Less?
5/8 + 7/8
More or Less?
Do you think the sum of 5/6 + 7/8 will be closer to 1 or 2?
Is the sum of 1/2 and 3/4 more or less than 1? You don't have to figure out. You don't have to figure out the exact answer. Can you picture these fractions? What do you know about them?
4/8 + 2/8
More or Less?
5/8 + 7/8
More or Less?
Do you think the sum of 5/6 + 7/8 will be closer to 1 or 2?
Work -
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