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Adding and Subtracting Quick and Dirty Fractions Method!. Adult Numeracy N2/L2.4: Use fractions to add, subtract, multiply and divide amounts or quantities Functional Mathematics Level 2: Add and subtract fractions - add and subtract using halves, thirds, quarters, fifths and tenths.
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Adding and SubtractingQuick and Dirty Fractions Method! Adult Numeracy N2/L2.4: Use fractions to add, subtract, multiply and divide amounts or quantities Functional Mathematics Level 2: Add and subtract fractions - add and subtract using halves, thirds, quarters, fifths and tenths Kindly contributed to www.skillsworkshop.org by Keith Burnett, Sutton Coldfield College. ping.keith@googlemail.com To see more of Keith’s resources, including a traditional approach to adding and subtracting fractions visit http://www.slideshare.net/keithpeter Keith Burnett, Sutton Coldfield College, ping.keith@googlemail.com
You can add two fractions by doing three multiplications and an addition! Keith Burnett, Sutton Coldfield College, ping.keith@googlemail.com
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An example that has denominators with a common factor… Keith Burnett, Sutton Coldfield College, ping.keith@googlemail.com
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You had to cancel down at the end because of the common factor… Keith Burnett, Sutton Coldfield College, ping.keith@googlemail.com
Mixed numbers? Keith Burnett, Sutton Coldfield College, ping.keith@googlemail.com
Mixed numbers? Just convert to improper fractions and carry on… Keith Burnett, Sutton Coldfield College, ping.keith@googlemail.com
Subtraction? Keith Burnett, Sutton Coldfield College, ping.keith@googlemail.com
Subtraction? Just subtract the top totals instead of adding… Keith Burnett, Sutton Coldfield College, ping.keith@googlemail.com
Your turn… Keith Burnett, Sutton Coldfield College, ping.keith@googlemail.com
Answer on next slide… Keith Burnett, Sutton Coldfield College, ping.keith@googlemail.com
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Make up some more questions and check them with your calculator Keith Burnett, Sutton Coldfield College, ping.keith@googlemail.com