4. Fractions

Adding And Subtracting Fractions

4. Fractions

Adding And Subtracting Fractions: Videos & Practice Problems

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Adding And Subtracting Like Fractions

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Problem

Add the following fractions and express the answer it its simplest form.
$\frac{3}{8} + \frac{5}{8}$

$$\frac$58$

$$\frac$78$

$1$

$$\frac$88$

Problem

Add the following fractions and express the answer it its simplest form.
$\frac{7}{11} + (- \frac{2}{11})$

$\frac{5}{11}$

$\frac{9}{11}$

$\frac{10}{11}$

$\frac{8}{11}$

Problem

Add the following fractions and express the answer it its simplest form.
$\frac{7}{10} + (- \frac{2}{10}) + \frac{4}{10}$

$\frac{9}{10}$

$2$

$$\frac$45$

$\frac{1}{10}$

Problem

Add the following fractions and express the answer it its simplest form.
$\frac{2}{8 x} - \frac{1}{8 x}$

$\frac{1}{4x}$

$0$

$\frac{1}{8x}$

$\frac{3}{8x}$

Problem

Add the following fractions and express the answer it its simplest form.
$\frac{5}{12 y} - (- \frac{2}{12 y}) + \frac{3}{12 y}$

$\frac{6}{12y}$

$\frac{1}{2y}$

$\frac{10}{12y}$

$\frac{5}{6y}$

Problem

Add the following fractions and express the answer it its simplest form.
$\frac{7}{10} - \frac{3}{10} + \frac{2}{10} - \frac{1}{10}$

$\frac{1}{10}$

$\frac{5}{10}$

$$\frac$15$

$$\frac$12$

Example

Adding And Subtracting Like Fractions Example 1

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Example

Adding And Subtracting Like Fractions Example 2

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Concept

Adding And Subtracting Fractions With Variables

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Problem

Complete the operations below and express the answer it its simplest form.
$\frac{3 x}{8} + \frac{2 x}{8} - \frac{x}{8}$

$\frac{x}{2}$

$\frac{x}{8}$

$\frac{4x}{8}$

$$\frac$58$

Problem

Complete the operations below and express the answer it its simplest form.
$\frac{5 y}{12} - (- \frac{2 y}{12}) + \frac{3 y}{12}$

$\frac{y}{12}$

$\frac{10y}{12}$

$\frac{y}{2}$

$\frac{5y}{6}$

Problem

Complete the operations below and express the answer it its simplest form.
$\frac{7}{10 y} - \frac{3}{10 y}$

$\frac{1}{y}$

$\frac{10}{10y}$

$\frac{2}{5y}$

$\frac{4}{10y}$

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Adding And Subtracting Fractions: Videos & Practice Problems

Adding And Subtracting Like Fractions

Add the following fractions and express the answer it its simplest form.38+58\(\frac\)38+\(\frac\)58

Add the following fractions and express the answer it its simplest form.711+(−211)\(\frac{7}{11}\)+\(\left\)(-\(\frac{2}{11}\)\(\right\))

Add the following fractions and express the answer it its simplest form.710+(−210)+410\(\frac{7}{10}\)+\(\left\)(-\(\frac{2}{10}\)\(\right\))+\(\frac{4}{10}\)

Add the following fractions and express the answer it its simplest form.28x−18x\(\frac{2}{8x}\)-\(\frac{1}{8x}\)

Add the following fractions and express the answer it its simplest form.512y−(−212y)+312y\(\frac{5}{12y}\)-\(\left\)(-\(\frac{2}{12y}\)\(\right\))+\(\frac{3}{12y}\)

Add the following fractions and express the answer it its simplest form.710−310+210−110\(\frac{7}{10}\)-\(\frac{3}{10}\)+\(\frac{2}{10}\)-\(\frac{1}{10}\)

Adding And Subtracting Like Fractions Example 1

Adding And Subtracting Like Fractions Example 2

Adding And Subtracting Fractions With Variables

Complete the operations below and express the answer it its simplest form.3x8+2x8−x8\(\frac{3x}{8}\)+\(\frac{2x}{8}\)-\(\frac{x}{8}\)

Complete the operations below and express the answer it its simplest form.5y12−(−2y12)+3y12\(\frac{5y}{12}\)-\(\left\)(-\(\frac{2y}{12}\)\(\right\))+\(\frac{3y}{12}\)

Complete the operations below and express the answer it its simplest form.710y−310y\(\frac{7}{10y}\)-\(\frac{3}{10y}\)

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Add the following fractions and express the answer it its simplest form.
$\frac{3}{8} + \frac{5}{8}$

Add the following fractions and express the answer it its simplest form.
$\frac{7}{11} + (- \frac{2}{11})$

Add the following fractions and express the answer it its simplest form.
$\frac{7}{10} + (- \frac{2}{10}) + \frac{4}{10}$

Add the following fractions and express the answer it its simplest form.
$\frac{2}{8 x} - \frac{1}{8 x}$

Add the following fractions and express the answer it its simplest form.
$\frac{5}{12 y} - (- \frac{2}{12 y}) + \frac{3}{12 y}$

Add the following fractions and express the answer it its simplest form.
$\frac{7}{10} - \frac{3}{10} + \frac{2}{10} - \frac{1}{10}$

Complete the operations below and express the answer it its simplest form.
$\frac{3 x}{8} + \frac{2 x}{8} - \frac{x}{8}$

Complete the operations below and express the answer it its simplest form.
$\frac{5 y}{12} - (- \frac{2 y}{12}) + \frac{3 y}{12}$

Complete the operations below and express the answer it its simplest form.
$\frac{7}{10 y} - \frac{3}{10 y}$