Keith Burnett, Sutton Coldfield College, ping.keith@googlemail.com Adding and Subtracting Quick and...

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Keith Burnett, Sutton Coldfield College, ping.keith@googlemail.com

Adding and SubtractingQuick and Dirty

Fractions Method!Adult Numeracy N2/L2.4: Use fractions to add, subtract, multiply and divide amounts or quantitiesFunctional 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 visithttp://www.slideshare.net/keithpeter

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You can add two fractions by doing three multiplications and an addition!

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An example that has denominators with a common factor…

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You had to cancel down at the end because of the common factor…

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Mixed numbers?

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Mixed numbers?Just convert to improper fractions and carry on…

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Subtraction?

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Subtraction?Just subtract the top totals instead of adding…

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Your turn…

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Make up some more questions and check them with your calculator

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