SIMILAR and DISSIMILAR FRACTIONS

MATH IV

MARIVIC T. MANANSALA

Managpi ES

Let’s Practice!

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proper

proper

mixed proper

improper

Motivation

Describe the picture.What can you say about the picture?Do you make your own project?Do you submit it on time?

Rico is a responsible pupil. He answers his assignment every night and he makes his project independently. He is punctual. Every grading period, he submits his project one week before the deadline date. This coming Saturday, he will make his new project. He will make 2 sets of flashcards. The first set is the red flashcards containing fractions like and . The second set is the blue cards with the fractions and

PRESENTATION:

COMPREHENSION CHECK:

1. Who is punctual and independent?* Rico

2. What is his project?

* Make 2 set of flashcards

3. What are the fractions mentioned in the problem?

Study the fractions and their illustrations.

Compare the denominators of the fractions. Are they the same?

SIMILAR FRACTIONS –have the same denominators.

Study the fractions and their illustrations.

Compare the denominators of the fractions. Are they the same?

DISSIMILAR FRACTIONS –have different denominators.

S I M I L A R D I S S I M I L A R

PRACTICE:Name each pair of

fraction and group them according to their kind.

ACTIVITY PER GROUP OF LEARNERS

a. Name the kind of each fraction. Similar or dissimilar fractions. (TWINKLER GROUP)b. Identify which sets of fractions contain similar fractions and dissimilar fractions. Write S for similar and D for dissimilar fractions on the blanks before each number.( STAR GROUP)_____ 1) 10/7 , 6/7 , 4/7_____ 2) 13/16 , 9/16 , 13/16_____ 3) 2/4 , 5/9 , 3/5_____ 4) 4/5 , 2/3 , 14/15_____ 5) 3 /12 , 4/12 , 15/12c. Write 3 similar fractions and 2 dissimilar fractions(JUNIOR GROUP)

CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING

Differentiate similar fractions from dissimilar fractions

Similar fractions have the same denominator while dissimilar fractions have different denominators.

Give some examples of similar fractions and dissimilar fractions.

APPLICATION:Look for patterns. Fill in the blanks. Then write S if the set is a set of similar fractions and D if the set is a set of dissimilar fractions.___1) 10/11 , 11/12 , 12 /13 , ____ ___ 2) 5/10 , 6 /11 , 7 /12, _______3) 7/18 , ______, 9/18 , 10/18 ___ 4) 8/13 , 9/13 , ______, 11/13___5) 2/ 12 , 4 /12 , 6/12 , ______

S

DD

S

S

13/148/13

8/1810/13

8/12

QUIZ: Tell the kind of each pair of fractions. Write similar or dissimilar fractions.

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Dissimilar

Dissimilar

Dissimilar

Dissimilar

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